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Lady seen in oddly dour game (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

duchess

'lady' is the definition.
(duchess is a kind of lady)

'oddly dour game' is the wordplay.
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters.
'game' becomes 'chess' (chess is a kind of game).
The alternating letters of 'dour' are 'du'.
'du'+'chess'='DUCHESS'

'seen in' is the link.

(Other definitions for duchess that I've seen before include "Duke's wife" , "Noblewoman" , "Great lady" , "Titled female" , "Female aristocrat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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