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Flyers did what they do, endless game of chance (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raffle

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'game of chance' is the definition.
(raffle is a kind of game of chance)

'flyers did what they do endless' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'flyers' could be 'raf' (Royal Air Force) and 'raf' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for raffle that I've seen before include "Lottery with bought tickets" , "Form of lottery" , "Sweepstake" , "Prize draw" , "Lotto" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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