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Said they might not catch game as a result of this discrepancy (8)

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mismatch

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'this discrepancy' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for mismatch that I've seen before include "(Form) unsuitable couple" , "Mac Smith (anag.)" , "massively uneven contest" , "Incompatibility" , "A failure to correspond" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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