Cut short a game of cards (7)

I believe the answer is:

abridge

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

'a game of cards' is the wordplay.
'game of cards' becomes 'bridge' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'bridge'='ABRIDGE'

(Other definitions for abridge that I've seen before include "Make short work" , "Shorten for e.g. radio" , "Shorten written work" , "Remove sections" , "Make shorter, book say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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