Competitor Or Contestant Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is AGONIST which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: AGONIST

Updated: October 10, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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2	95%	6		Exact Match!
3	53%	10		Contestant

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We think the answer is "AGONIST" which means:

noun

• The principal character in a work of fiction
• Someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon)
• A muscle that contracts while another relaxes
• (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction

An example sentence would be:

• "The drug acts as an agonist by binding to the receptors and activating them."
• "The new medication is an agonist that mimics the natural chemical messenger in the body."

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Clue Last Found In...

Source	#Number	Answer
New York Times03 Jul 1981	Down 27
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