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Everton’s first opening game? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

event

'game?' is the definition.
(game is a kind of event)

'everton's first opening' is the wordplay.
'everton's first' becomes 'e' (vst letter of 'everton').
'opening' becomes 'vent' (vent is a kind of opening).
'e'+'vent'='EVENT'

(Other definitions for event that I've seen before include "Function" , "ride competitively" , "Result; incident" , "Item in sports programme" , "Happening, incident" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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