Boy initially seen blushing about short cuts taken in game (7)
I believe the answer is:
ladders
'short cuts taken in game' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'boy initially seen blushing about' is the wordplay.
'boy' becomes 'lad' (informal term for boy).
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
'blushing' becomes 'red' (blushing makes someone's face go red).
'about' is a reversal indicator.
The initial letter of 'seen' is 's'.
's'+'red'='sred'
'sred' in reverse letter order is 'ders'.
'lad'+'ders'='LADDERS'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ladders that I've seen before include "Hose runners" , "Climbing aids" , "lots of steps" , "Raddles (anag.)" , "Runs in hosiery" .)