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Arranges about parking for games (6)

Ross

I think it could be either:

strops

sports
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'arranges' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'about parking for games' is the wordplay.
'about' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'parking' becomes 's' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'for' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'games' becomes 'sport' (sporting games).
's' put after 'sport' is 'sports'.
'sports' backwards is 'STROPS'.

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(Other definitions for strops that I've seen before include "Leather razor sharpeners" , "Sharpens on leather for sports" , "Leather straps to sharpen razors" , "Sharpens on piece of leather" , "Strips of leather to sharpen razors" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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