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The game of sorting odd mail (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

old maid

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

'sorting odd mail' is the wordplay.
'sorting' indicates anagramming the letters.
'odd'+'mail'='oddmail'
'oddmail' with letters rearranged gives 'OLD MAID'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for old maid that I've seen before include "Elderly single woman - card game" , "Prim type; card game" , "Pejorative term for elderly unmarried woman" , "Obsolete expression for elderly unmarried woman" , "She's elderly and unmarried" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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