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Cleaner given odd address as a game? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charades

'a game?' is the definition.
(I know that charades is a type of guessing game)

'cleaner given odd address' is the wordplay.
'cleaner' becomes 'char' (char can mean a cleaner).
'given' says to put letters next to each other.
'odd' indicates alternate letters.
The alternate letters of 'address' are 'ades'.
'char'+'ades'='CHARADES'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for charades that I've seen before include "Party guessing game" , "Games like this" , "Game in which answers are acted out" , "Miming parlour game" , "Miming games" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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