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Game for Henry to master (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

halma

'game' is the definition.
(board game)

'henry to master' is the wordplay.
'henry' becomes 'hal' (short for Henry).
'to master' becomes 'ma' (Master of Arts).
'hal'+'ma'='HALMA'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for halma that I've seen before include "Board-game" , "Leaping board game" , "Hopping board game" , "Old board game" , "played on board" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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