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Removing From Contention Crossword Clue

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verb

• terminate, end, or take out

• get rid of something

• kill in large numbers

• dismiss from consideration or a contest

• eliminate from the body

• remove from a contest or race

• remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

39%6 A contention or contention
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36%13Removing someone from contention
adjective

• depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified

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