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Doctor crashed a party game (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charades

'party game' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'doctor crashed a' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates an anagram.
'crashed'+'a'='crasheda'
'crasheda' anagrammed gives 'CHARADES'.

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

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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