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Spinster's game (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

old maid

This clue is a double definition.

'spinster's' is the first definition.
(synonyms)

'game' is the second definition.
(I know that Old maid is a type of card game)

(Other definitions for old maid that I've seen before include "Spinster - card game" , "Elderly single woman - card game" , "game of cards" , "Excessively cautious person" , "Pejorative term for elderly unmarried woman" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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