The beautiful game (8)

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football

'the beautiful game' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for football that I've seen before include "controversial issue" , "Gambling on soccer results" , "The beautiful game, some say" , "Liverpool or Everton, for example" , "Strange ballot of the game" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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