Henry Sopel, for example, included in publication for game (7)

I believe the answer is:

mahjong

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'for game' is the definition.
(mahjong is a kind of game)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for mahjong that I've seen before include "Chinese tile game" , "Chinese game with 144 tiles" , "Chinese table game" , "Game of Chinese origin played with tiles" , "Chinese game using tiles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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