The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 4 letter word WORD GAME
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result WORD GAME
- Undertaking activity for hangman?
- Make war with dog, setter, in crossword puzzle, say?
- Activity that requires guarantee to be prepared
- This is one way to go to school — what a shame to have to accept it
- Hangman, say, in brawl about lady locking up girl
- Hangman, for one, willing to proceed after brief conversation
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The straight part
We know that "Hangman, for one" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case hangman, for one = word game.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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