Cryptic crossword clue
Old dealer in game, maybe Texas hold’em, blowing a thousand in the last cut 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word POULTER

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The straight part
We know that "Old dealer in game" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case old dealer in game = poulter.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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