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Sort of play that sounds rather a risk (6)

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gambol

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(Other definitions for gambol that I've seen before include "Frolic, caper" , "Caper and cavort (6)" , "Prance; sounds like bet" , "Wager a frisk, by the sound of it" , "jump for joy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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