Card game similar to rummy (7)

I believe the answer is:

canasta

(Other definitions for canasta that I've seen before include "this needs two packs" , "Card-game, a form of rummy" , "Card game -- as an act (anag)" , "Game played with two packs of cards and jokers" , "Rummy-like card-game" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.

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