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name of the game
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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates
[name of the game]
{n.}
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{informal}
The crux of the matter; that which actually occurs under the disguise of something else.
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/Getting medium income families to support the rest of society — that's the name of the game!/
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