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Plucky enough to be hunted? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

game

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'plucky' is the definition.
(both can mean enthusiastic or willing)

'enough to be hunted?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'be' could be 'am' and 'am' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ge' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for game that I've seen before include "Competitive activity with rules" , "Final declaration of tennis result - . . . ., set and match" , "Hunted wild animals" , "bet" , "venison, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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