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Against clubs playing? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

con

'against' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'clubs playing?' is the wordplay.
'clubs' becomes 'c' (abbreviation used in card games such as bridge).
'playing?' becomes 'on'.
'c'+'on'='CON'

(Other definitions for con that I've seen before include "Not supporting" , "Swindle, deception" , "Have a reason not to" , "Dupe" , "Study - swindle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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