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Men aged badly; this is the final stage (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

endgame

'this is the final stage' is the definition.
(final stage of a game)

'men aged badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'men'+'aged'='menaged'
'menaged' with letters rearranged gives 'ENDGAME'.

(Other definitions for endgame that I've seen before include "Beckett play" , "moves before mating" , "contest's final stage" , "drama" , "closing stage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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