Cryptic crossword clue
Facing king’s left in card game 3

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word LOO

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The straight part
We know that "card game" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case card game = loo.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does LOO mean?

LOO verb
  1. (used with at, upon or infinitive) To urge on with cries of loo or by other shouting or outcry.
LOO interjection
  1. A cry to urge on hunting dogs.
LOO noun
  1. A meaningless chant or refrain.
  2. A trick-taking card game popular in 17th-century England, where each player is dealt three or five cards.
LOO noun
  1. The penalty paid to the pool in lanterloo for breaking certain rules or failing to take a trick.
  2. An act that prompts such a penalty.
  3. A game of lanterloo.
  4. Any group of people.
LOO verb
  1. To beat in the card game lanterloo.
  2. To pay a penalty to the pool for breaking certain rules or failing to take a trick in lanterloo.
  3. To pay any penalty to any community.
LOO noun
  1. A half-mask, particularly those velvet half-masks fashionable in the 17th century as a means of protecting women's complexion from the sun.
LOO noun
  1. A hot dust-bearing wind found in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab.
LOO noun
  1. A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
  2. A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
LOO noun
  1. Lieutenant.

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