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Point eventually voided during round played (5)

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I believe the answer is:

toyed

'played' is the definition.
('toy' can be a synonym of 'play')

'point eventually voided during round' is the wordplay.
'point' becomes 'dot' (synonyms).
'voided' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters) (void can mean to empty out).
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'round' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'eventually' with its centre removed is 'ey'.
'dot' going around 'ey' is 'deyot'.
'deyot' backwards is 'TOYED'.

(Other definitions for toyed that I've seen before include "Played" , "fiddled" , "was trifling" , "Acted idly" , "Engaged in an activity, but not seriously" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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