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Recommend Lion maybe for game once (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tipcat

'for game once' is the definition.
(historical game)

'recommend lion' is the wordplay.
'recommend' becomes 'tip'.
'lion' becomes 'cat' (lions are big cats).
'tip'+'cat'='TIPCAT'

'maybe' is the link.

(Other definitions for tipcat that I've seen before include "Game" , "Hint" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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