City put out close to whistle in game (8)
I believe the answer is:
lacrosse
'in game' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'city put out close to whistle' is the wordplay.
'city' becomes 'LA' (Los Angeles).
'put out' becomes 'cross' (both can mean angry or irritated).
'close to' suggests the final letters (the 'close' to the word).
The final letter of 'whistle' is 'e'.
'la'+'cross'+'e'='LACROSSE'
(Other definitions for lacrosse that I've seen before include "Ball game using netted stick" , "Game played with netted sticks" , "Game played with nets on sticks" , "Game played with a netted stick" , "Score's uncertain after the Spanish" .)