The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BINGO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result BINGO
- Writer rejected one indoor game for another
- House with rubbish container on drive
- Game sheltering in scrub in gorge
- Swimming in bog? I’ve done it!
- Rubbish container to leave house
- Game has Robin going to some extent
- Chuck to leave for game
- Throw away turn in game
- Bishop elected to move house
- Singer with nothing on is game
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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 = bingo.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.
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What does BINGO mean?
BINGO noun- A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.
- A win in such a game.
- (Scrabble) A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played.
- To play the game of bingo.
- To give the winning cry of "bingo!" in a game.
- To play all of one's seven tiles in one move in the game of Scrabble, earning a score bonus.
- To return to base.
- Just sufficient to return to base (or, alternatively, to divert to an alternative airfield). (also written Bingo or BINGO)
- Used by players of bingo to claim a win.
- Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall, or on successful completion of a task.
- Used to declare "You've just made my point!" or "My point exactly!"
- Brandy.