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Can a good man have a game? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

canasta

'game?' is the definition.
(canasta is a kind of game)

'can a good man have a' is the wordplay.
'good man' becomes 'st'.
'have' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'can'+'a'+'st'+'a'='CANASTA'

(Other definitions for canasta that I've seen before include "Rummy-like card-game" , "Can a staff cook stomach game?" , "Card-game played with two packs of cards" , "series of hands" , "Card game -- as an act (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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