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Craft needed for a game with pencil and paper (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

battleships

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'a game with pencil and paper' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'craft needed for' is the wordplay.
'craft' becomes 'battleship' (battleship is a kind of craft).
'needed for' becomes 's' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'battleship'+'s'='BATTLESHIPS'

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(Other definitions for battleships that I've seen before include "Game in which naval vessels are located and sunk" , "Fighting vessels" .)

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