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My male ego's challenged in a playful way (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gamesomely

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'challenged in a playful way' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'my male ego's' is the wordplay.
'my male ego's' can be anagrammed to 'GAMESOMELY'.
Though, I am not sure how this is indicated.

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