Cryptic crossword clue
Competing in pursuit of sides in league is taxing 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LEVYING

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What does LEVYING mean?

LEVYING verb
  1. To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
  2. To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority.
  3. To draft someone into military service.
  4. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription. etc.
  5. To wage war.
  6. To raise, as a siege.
  7. To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up.
LEVYING noun
  1. The act by which something is levied.

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