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Counter play with slightly drunk seconds (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tiddlywinks

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'counter play' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'with slightly drunk seconds' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'slightly drunk' becomes 'tiddly' (I've seen this before).
'seconds' becomes 'winks'.
'tiddly'+'winks' is 'TIDDLYWINKS'.

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(Other definitions for tiddlywinks that I've seen before include "Children's game" , "Game of flicking disks" , "Game of flipping counters" , "Counter-flipping game" , "Game of flicking counters" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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