Game of trying to beat the devil? (6,5)

I believe the answer is:

racing demon

'game' is the definition.
(racing demon is a card game)

'trying to beat the devil?' is the wordplay.
'trying to beat' becomes 'racing' (trying to beat in a race).
'the devil?' becomes 'demon' ('demon' can be a synonym of 'devil').
'racing'+'demon'='RACING DEMON'

'of' acts as a link.

(Another definition for racing demon that I've seen is " Play by David Hare".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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