Organise Mars against people in deadly competition (4,4)

From Express Cryptic 20260608, 17D —

17D — Organise Mars against people in deadly competition (4,4) — ARMS RACE

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'deadly competition' — The definition is the last two words.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'Organise'
  • Operation
    'Organise' signals a anagram operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'Mars'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'people' → RACE
  • Assembly
    (MARS > ARMS) + RACE = ARMS RACE

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