After game British forward finally has personal massage (3-4)

I believe the answer is:

rub down

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'massage' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'after game british forward finally has personal' is the wordplay.
'after game' becomes 'ru' (rugby union. I am not sure about the 'after' bit.).
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'finally' says to take the final letters.
'has' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'personal' becomes 'own' (eg one's own possessions are personal possessions).
The final letter of 'forward' is 'd'.
'ru'+'b'+'d'+'own'='RUB-DOWN'

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(Other definitions for rub down that I've seen before include "Vigorous towelling" , "Get ready to paint" , "Prepare eight ac with sandpaper, say" , "dry" , "Drying - cleaning - grooming" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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