Is this opened by White Rabbit and Hare, say, limping? (4)
I believe the answer is:
game
'limping?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for game that I've seen before include "Eager and willing to accept challenge" , "partridge, pheasant ...?" , "Willing; plucky" , "Food from wild animals" , "See 8" .)