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Game, by Jiminy! (7)

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cricket

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'game' is the definition.
(cricket is a kind of game)

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(Other definitions for cricket that I've seen before include "Summer sport" , "Jumping insect" , "little creature" , "Ball game" , "Game - "basically baseball on Valium" (Robin Williams)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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