Game plan (8)
I believe the answer is:
strategy
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">game plan</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for strategy that I've seen before include "Plan of action, tactics" , "Approach" , "Plan or policy as for conducting campaign" , "Game plan" , "Planning and direction of campaign" .)