Jack moves first in this game (5)

I believe the answer is:

bowls

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'this game' is the definition.
(bowls is a kind of game)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for bowls that I've seen before include "Throws or rolls a ball" , "Kitchen pots for storing" , "Kitchen vessels" , "woods" , "Rolls smoothly along the ground" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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