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Unruly crowd holds up South Carolina game (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scrabble

But I can't explain it at all!

(Other definitions for scrabble that I've seen before include "Claw" , "In which X=8 and Z=10" , "Struggle to gain possession" , "Grope around with the fingers; board game" , "Hypothetical, imaginary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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