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Card game in British newspaper (4)

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I believe the answer is:

brag

'card game' is the definition.
(brag is an old card game)

'british newspaper' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in 'BBC').
'newspaper' becomes 'rag' (informal term for a newspaper).
'b'+'rag'='BRAG'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for brag that I've seen before include "'Show off, boast (4)'" , "Blow one's own trumpet" , "Shoot a line" , "boast; form of poker" , "Talk boastfully" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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