Cryptic crossword clue
But this game is not played by one alone 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SOLO

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What does SOLO mean?

SOLO noun
  1. A piece of music for one performer.
  2. A job or performance done by one person alone.
  3. (games) A card game similar to whist in which each player plays against the others in turn without a partner
  4. A single shot of espresso.
  5. An instance of soloing the football.
SOLO verb
  1. To perform a solo.
  2. To perform something in the absence of anyone else.
  3. To drop the ball and then toe-kick it upward into the hands.
SOLO adjective
  1. Without a companion or instructor.
  2. Of, or relating to, a musical solo.
SOLO adverb
  1. Alone, without a companion.

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