The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WHIST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result WHIST
- Blew his turn somewhat in card game
- Bridge player has rubbished this game
- Game first introduced by married couple?
- Say nothing in card game
- A few historians taking part in a game
- Game from Warsaw, historically
- Start to watch playing this game
- Become silent in game
- Jot about small game of cards
- Game fellow finally greeting saint
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The straight part
We know that "Game" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case game = whist.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does WHIST mean?
WHIST noun- Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
- A session of playing this card game.
- (Irish and British) Shush, silence, be quiet!
- A sound often used to calm livestock, cattle, sheep etc.
- To hush, shush, or whisht; to still.
- To become silent.
- Silent, husht.