YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7-{delta}}$ coated conductors (CCs) have achieved high critical current densities ($textit{J}_{c}$) that can be further increased through the introduction of additional defects using particle irradiation. However, these gains are accompanied by increases in the flux creep rate, a manifestation of competition between the different types of defects. Here, we study this competition to better understand how to design pinning landscapes that simultaneously increase $textit{J}_{c}$ and reduce creep. CCs grown by metal organic deposition show non-monotonic changes in the temperature-dependent creep rate, $textit{S}(textit{T})$. Notably, in low fields, there is a conspicuous dip to low $textit{S}$ as temperature ($textit{T}$) increases from ~20 K to ~65 K. Oxygen-, proton-, and Au-irradiation substantially increase $textit{S}$ in this temperature range. Focusing on an oxygen-irradiated CC, we investigate the contribution of different types of irradiation-induced defects to the flux creep rate. Specifically, we study $textit{S}(textit{T})$ as we tune the relative density of point defects to larger defects by annealing both an as-grown and an irradiated CC in O$_{2}$ at temperatures $textit{T}_{A}$ = 250${deg}$C to 600${deg}$C. We observe a steady decrease in $textit{S}$($textit{T}$ > 20 K) with increasing $textit{T}_{A}$, unveiling the role of pre-existing nanoparticle precipitates in creating the dip in $textit{S}(textit{T})$ and point defects and clusters in increasing $textit{S}$ at intermediate temperatures.
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