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Singular example of game (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stag

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'game' is the definition.
(stags are game in the hunting sense)

'singular example' is the wordplay.
'singular' becomes 's' (abbreviation sometimes used in dictionaries).
'example' becomes 'tag' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
's'+'tag'='STAG'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for stag that I've seen before include "Adult male red deer" , "Without women" , "in a rut, perhaps?" , "One who speculates" , "Sort of party" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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