Important match for Lions? (3,4)

I think it could be either:

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3,4

big game

This clue is a double definition.

'important match' is the first definition.
(a big sports game)

'lions?' is the second definition.
(lions are big game in the hunting sense)

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for big game that I've seen before include "Significant match" , "supplier of trophies" , "Cup Final perhaps" , "The larger animals once hunted for sport" , "aim of African sportsmen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Sun.

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