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Pay for rich kid in football game (5-4)

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I believe the answer is:

keepy-uppy

'football game' is the definition.
(informal game played with a football)

'pay for rich kid' is the wordplay.
'pay for' becomes 'keep' (to keep can mean to pay for someone's expenses).
'rich kid' becomes 'yuppy' (I've seen this before).
'keep'+'yuppy'='KEEPY-UPPY'

'in' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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