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Start out with a new game plan (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stratagem

'plan' is the definition.
(stratagem is a kind of plan)

'start out with a new game' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a new' indicates an anagram.
'start' is an anagram of 'strat'.
'game' anagrammed gives 'agem'.
'strat'+'agem'='STRATAGEM'

(Other definitions for stratagem that I've seen before include "Ruse" , "Plan to deceive enemy" , "Crafty manoeuvre" , "Tactic to gain an advantage" , "Device" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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