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Game with small insects (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crickets

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'insects' is the definition.
(cricket is a type of insect)

'game with small' is the wordplay.
'game' becomes 'cricket' (cricket is a kind of game).
'with small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'cricket'+'s'='CRICKETS'

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(Other definitions for crickets that I've seen before include "Insects that chirp in chimneys" , "They are chirpy" , "Noisy insects" , "Chirping insects" .)

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