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Mum's eaten stewed game? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amusement

'game?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'mum's eaten stewed' is the wordplay.
'stewed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'mums'+'eaten'='mumseaten'
'mumseaten' anagrammed gives 'AMUSEMENT'.

(Other definitions for amusement that I've seen before include "Light-hearted pastime" , "Something which entertains" , "(State of) finding something funny" , "Pleasure, diversion" , "set up through arcade?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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