The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word BACKGAMMON
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More clues leading to the result BACKGAMMON
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- Meat provides end to rear game
- Bits of pork and game
- Two slices of pork or game
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- Support among fans with minute gone in game
- Support gent oddly taking rounds in game
- Deception by defender is a dicey game
- Champion almost injured leg for
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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 = backgammon.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BACKGAMMON mean?
BACKGAMMON noun- A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.
- A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar.
- To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.