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About to get striker for return game (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rematch

'return game' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'about to get striker' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' (regarding**).
'to get' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'striker' becomes 'match' (a match can be struck).
're'+'match'='REMATCH'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rematch that I've seen before include "Later encounter" , "Return game" , "Teams' second game" , "Return fixture" , "Another game" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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