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Variation in game puzzles people (6)

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enigma

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'variation in game puzzles people' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
I also know that 'puzzles' relates to this answer.

'variation in game' is the wordplay.
'variation' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'game'='ingame'
'ingame' is an anagram of 'ENIGMA'.

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(Other definitions for enigma that I've seen before include "Puzzling person/thing" , "Mysterious puzzle" , "There's a mystery in game" , "closed book" , "Solution to mystery" .)

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