Close game that's without odds? (5)
I believe the answer is:
tight
'close' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'game that's without odds?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'game' could be 'tig' (playground game) and 'tig' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tight that I've seen before include "Squeezed" , "Lit" , "Bottled ," , "It's not enough" , "affected by powerful liquid?" .)