Italy game tricky match (5)
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" .)