Game strikers fought to get minerals (11)

I believe the answer is:

battledores

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'game strikers' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'fought to get minerals' is the wordplay.
'fought' becomes 'battled' (battling is a kind of fighting).
'to get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'minerals' becomes 'ores' (ore is a kind of mineral).
'battled'+'ores'='BATTLEDORES'

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