Game is out of control - avoid! (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

wild duck

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'game' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'out of control avoid' is the wordplay.
'out of control' becomes 'wild' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'avoid' becomes 'duck' (ducking is a kind of avoiding).
'wild'+'duck'='WILD DUCK'

'is' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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