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Pursue game that's hiding quietly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

doggo

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'hiding quietly' is the definition.
'doggo' can be an answer for 'hiding' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'quietly' bit.

'pursue game' is the wordplay.
'pursue' becomes 'dog' (dogging is a kind of pursuing).
'game' becomes 'go' (go is a board game).
'dog'+'go'='DOGGO'

'that's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for doggo that I've seen before include "in secret" , "neither seen nor heard" , "Quietly hidden" , "Quiet and hidden" , "Lie . . . . . , motionless or hidden" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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