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Reduce length of a card game (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abridge

'reduce length' is the definition.
(to abridge something is to make it shorter)

'a card game' is the wordplay.
'card game' becomes 'bridge' (bridge is a kind of card game).
'a'+'bridge'='ABRIDGE'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for abridge that I've seen before include "Shorten by using fewer words" , "Make shorter in brigade" , "Abbreviate, shorten" , "trim" , "Make short work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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