Deck hand? (7-5)

I believe the answer is:

playing-cards

I believe this is a double definition.

'deck' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'hand?' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for playing-cards that I've seen before include "26 are red and 26 black" , "They come in packs" , "(Pastime using) constituents of a pack" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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