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Seen in spring, a memorable match (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

game

'match' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'seen in spring a memorable' is the wordplay.
'seen in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'GAME' is hidden in the letters of 'spring a memorable'.

(Other definitions for game that I've seen before include "Creatures hunted for sport" , "Final declaration of tennis result - . . . ., set and match" , "bet" , "eg Badminton" , "meat from hunting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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