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A game with nets in? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tennis

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'a game with nets in?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'game with nets in?' is the wordplay.
'game' is an anagram indicator (a game or puzzle of the letters).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'nets' next to 'in' is 'netsin'.
'netsin' anagrammed gives 'TENNIS'.

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(Other definitions for tennis that I've seen before include "Sent in to play the game, oddly" , "McEnroe's game" , "Sport on a court" , "Game played on court" , "Ball game with a net" .)

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