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Try getting fit for game (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

test match

'game' is the definition.
(type of cricket game)

'try getting fit' is the wordplay.
'try' becomes 'test' (test is a kind of try).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fit' becomes 'match' (as in matching objects fitting together).
'test'+'match'='TEST MATCH'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for test match that I've seen before include "Strike a light!" , "Cricket contest between countries, usually one of a series" , "International sports event" , "Lord's international?" , "International fixture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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