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Draw old china (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stalemate

'draw' is the definition.
(stalemate is a kind of draw)

'old china' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'stale' ('stale' can be a synonym of 'old').
'china' becomes 'mate' ('China plate' is rhyming slang for 'mate').
'stale'+'mate'='STALEMATE'

(Other definitions for stalemate that I've seen before include "Inglorious deadlock" , "situation without a winner" , "a position on board" , "Possible chess game ending" , "Blocked position" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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