The answers to the clues below follow a certain pattern. Can you determine what it is?

1. Division of Canada - Win over
2. Argue against - Competition
3. Geometry tool - Builder
4. Intellectually deep - Befuddle
5. Advance - Legislature
6. A stage play - Electricity component

Answers:

1. Province - Convince
2. Protest - Contest
3. Protractor - Contractor
4. Profound - Confound
5. Progress - Congress
6. Production - Conduction