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Excellent worker we like to play cards with (4,4)

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good hand

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'we like to play cards with' is the definition.
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'excellent worker' is the wordplay.
'excellent' becomes 'good' ().
'worker' becomes 'hand' (hand is a kind of worker).
'good'+'hand'='GOOD HAND'

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