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Lose this and you're out of the competition (3,3)

Solution has appeared in 2 crosswords (2 across and 0 down):

• Quick crossword No 16,344 — 2022-09-23 23:00:47
  1A: Knockout fixture between two teams (3,3)
• Quick crossword No 15,901 — 2021-04-23 23:00:21
  14A: Lose this and you're out of the competition (3,3)