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Italy game tricky match (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

image

'match' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'italy game tricky' is the wordplay.
'italy' becomes 'i'.
'tricky' indicates anagramming the letters.
'game' is an anagram of 'mage'.
'i'+'mage'='IMAGE'

(Other definitions for image that I've seen before include "Picture; simile" , "Effigy, icon" , "Likeness or mental picture" , "Pictorial representation" , "Simulacrum" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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