1 Down secures first place in competitionto be a decent player? (3,4)

Guardian Cryptic #29909 | 16 Down | 2026-01-21
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

An envelope (‘secures’) of C (‘first place in C ompetition’) in ATWELL (Winifred, ‘1 Down’ – pianist).

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