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Playful and willing? Not all (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gamesome

'playful' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'willing? not all' is the wordplay.
'willing?' becomes 'game' (game can mean willing to do something).
'not all' becomes 'some' ('some' is the opposite to 'all').
'game'+'some'='GAMESOME'

'and' is the link.

(Another definition for gamesome that I've seen is " Sportive".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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