Scrabble like a quail? (4)
I believe the answer is:
game
'scrabble' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for game that I've seen before include "meat from hunting" , "Willing; recreation" , "What might get hung" , "venison, say" , "Eg, football match" .)