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Playing scales, or a game (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lacrosse

'a game' is the definition.
(lacrosse is a sport)

'playing scales or' is the wordplay.
'playing' is an anagram indicator.
'scales'+'or'='scalesor'
'scalesor' with letters rearranged gives 'LACROSSE'.

(Other definitions for lacrosse that I've seen before include "Ball game using netted stick" , "Game played with netted sticks" , "Sport played with sticks" , "Score's uncertain after the Spanish" , "Like thirteen of the other clues in the French" .)

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