Shorten a card game (7)

I believe the answer is:

abridge

'shorten' is the definition.
(synonyms)

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

(Other definitions for abridge that I've seen before include "(US) cattle-pen" , "Edit down" , "Make a precis of" , "Big read (anag) - shorten text" , "Abbreviate, contract" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent and The Times.

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