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Play group? (4)

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'play group' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are nouns, they are not in the same form of the noun.

'play group' is the wordplay.
'play' becomes 'toy' (synonyms).
'group' becomes 's' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'toy'+'s'='TOYS'

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(Other definitions for toys that I've seen before include "Children's playthings" , "Film" , "Amusing items" , "Fiddles" , "Things that provide amusement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the Newsday, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate and The New York Times.
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