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backgammon

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'game' is the definition.
(backgammon is a kind of game)

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(Other definitions for backgammon that I've seen before include "Dice and counter game" , "Players' race to clear tables" , "Board game played with dice" , "sedentary activity" , "Dicey business" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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