Word repeated in a children's game (4)

I believe the answer is:

duck

(Other definitions for duck that I've seen before include "Shoveler, for example" , "nothing" , "Part of pair" , "eg Jemima, Donald" , "Cringe maybe" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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