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Game spelt out or encrypted in series of calls (7-4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

whistle-stop tour

'series of calls' is the definition.
(series of visits or calls made in quick succession)

'game spelt out or encrypted' is the wordplay.
'game' becomes 'whist' (whist is a kind of game).
'encrypted' indicates an anagram.
'spelt'+'out'+'or'='speltoutor'
'speltoutor' is an anagram of 'lestoptour'.
'whist'+'lestoptour'='WHISTLE-STOP TOUR'

'in' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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