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Golfer PA upset in childish game (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leapfrog

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'childish game' is the definition.
'leapfrog' can be an answer for 'game' (leapfrog is a kind of game). I am not certain of the 'childish' bit.

'golfer pa upset' is the wordplay.
'upset' indicates an anagram.
'golfer'+'pa'='golferpa'
'golferpa' with letters rearranged gives 'LEAPFROG'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for leapfrog that I've seen before include "Vaulting game" , "Children's game of jumping over each other" , "Children's game in which one jumps over the other alternately" , "Child's game of jumping over competitors" , "Game in which one child jumps over another" .)

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