Actual children creating the name of the game (4,5)

I believe the answer is:

real issue

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'the name of the game' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'actual children' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'actual' could be 'real' (synonyms) and 'real' is located in the answer.
'children' could be 'issue' (issue can mean someone's offspring) and 'issue' is found within the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'creating' is the link.

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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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