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Game is pretty empty

Ross

I believe the answer is:

i-spy

'game' is the definition.

'is pretty empty' is the subsidiary indication.
'empty' means to remove the middle letters.
'pretty' with its middle removed is 'py'.
'is'+'py'='ispy'

(Other definitions for i-spy that I've seen before include "Child's game: ''. ... with my little eye'" , "Children's alphabet game" , "Children's guessing game" , "Game played with young children" , ". ... with my little eye (children's game)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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