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Pontoon score sounded even (6-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

twenty-one

'pontoon' is the definition.
(names for the same card game)

'score sounded even' is the wordplay.
'score' becomes 'twenty' (synonyms).
'even' means one should take alternating letters (even-numbered letters are used).
The alternate letters of 'sounded' are 'one'.
'twenty'+'one'='TWENTY-ONE'

(Other definitions for twenty-one that I've seen before include "Target total in blackjack or pontoon" , "XXI - used to be the coming of age year" , "Card game, blackjack or pontoon" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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