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Note: tipsy gamers ruined computer software (9,6)

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I believe the answer is:

operating system

'computer software' is the definition.

'note tipsy gamers ruined' is the wordplay.
'ruined' indicates anagramming the letters.
'note'+'tipsy'+'gamers'='notetipsygamers'
'notetipsygamers' anagrammed gives 'OPERATING SYSTEM'.

(Other definitions for operating system that I've seen before include "MO?" , "surgical procedure?" , "Essential software" , "Essential computer facility" , "Software providing a computer's basic functions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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