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Fathers game is to get a travel document (8)

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I believe the answer is:

passport

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'a travel document' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fathers game' is the wordplay.
'fathers' becomes 'pas' (pa is a kind of father).
'game' becomes 'sport' (I've seen this in other clues).
'pas'+'sport'='PASSPORT'

'is to get' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for passport that I've seen before include "Carte blanche" , "the key to success?" , "Official document required for foreign travel" , "Authorization to go abroad and return" , "International identification document" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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