Crossword Genius

Country game needs good man in charge (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rustic

'country' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'game needs good man in charge' is the wordplay.
'game' becomes 'ru' (rugby union).
'needs' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'good man' becomes 'st'.
'in charge' becomes 'ic' (abbreviation for 'in charge').
'ru'+'st'+'ic'='RUSTIC'

(Other definitions for rustic that I've seen before include "Quaintly countrified" , "Simple and unsophisticated as in the country" , "Rural, country" , "Of the country, bucolic" , "clodhopper" .)

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