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As per Spooner security staff arrived on bridge, perhaps (4,4)

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card game

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'bridge perhaps' is the definition.
(bridge is a kind of card game)

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(Other definitions for card game that I've seen before include "Poker or bridge" , "Poker or whist, say" , "'Rummy or bridge, say (4,4)'" , "solo, perhaps" , "nap perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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