Game in which some do badly all round (8)
I believe the answer is:
dominoes
'game' is the definition.
(I know that dominoes is a type of table game)
'in which some do badly all round' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'in' is present in the answer.
an anagram of 'some' is 'moes' which is within the remaining letters.
'do' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dominoes that I've seen before include "Number-matching game" , "Game with twenty-eight pieces" , "Traditional pub game" , "Table-top game" , "Game played with black pieces with white spots" .)