Game with lover -- stay drunk and party around pad (7,8)

I believe the answer is:

fantasy football

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'party around pad' is the definition.
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'game with lover stay drunk' is the wordplay.
'game' becomes 'football' (football is a kind of game).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'lover' becomes 'fan' (synonyms).
'drunk' indicates an anagram.
'stay' is an anagram of 'tasy'.
'fan'+'tasy'='fantasy'
'football' after 'fantasy' is 'FANTASY FOOTBALL'.

'and' is the link.

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(Another definition for fantasy football that I've seen is " management game".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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