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Game is fixed, making it hard for the elderly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ageism

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'it hard for the elderly' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'game is fixed' is the wordplay.
'fixed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'game'+'is'='gameis'
'gameis' is an anagram of 'AGEISM'.

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(Other definitions for ageism that I've seen before include "Prejudice on grounds of advanced years" , "Non-PC attitude to senior citizens" , "Prejudice based on advanced years" , "Unfair treatment" , "Form of discrimination" .)

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