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The object of his match is a draw (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smoker

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'a draw' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'the object of his match' is the wordplay.
'the object' becomes 'Sm' (Sm is an example).
'of' becomes 'o''.
'his match' becomes 'ker' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'sm'+'o'+'ker'='SMOKER'

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for smoker that I've seen before include "parrot!" , "Puffer" , "User of cigarettes" , "Pipe or cigarette user" , "Regular cigarette user" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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