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Bleat about distance to party and arcade game (5,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

table football

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'arcade game' is the definition.
'table football' can be an answer for 'game' (I have seen 'Indoor game ' mean 'table football' so perhaps 'game' could also mean 'table football'). I am not certain of the 'arcade' bit.

'bleat about distance to party' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'distance' becomes 'foot' (I have seen 'Imperial distance' mean 'foot' so perhaps 'distance' could also mean 'foot').
'to party' becomes 'ball' (ball is a kind of party).
'bleat' with letters rearranged gives 'table'.
'table'+'foot'+'ball'='TABLE FOOTBALL'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for table football that I've seen before include "Game with revolving soccer players!" , "Game played with model players attached to metal rods aiming to score goals" , "Indoor game" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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