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On which infant advances a winning hand?

Ross

I believe the answer is:

allfours

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'hand?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for allfours that I've seen before include "We went down on them!" , "on which to crawl?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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