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A
game
to
stir
up
the
boss?
(4,5)
A game to stir up the boss? (4,5)
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The whole clue is the definition (& lit or double definition).
How the clue works
The whole clue is a whimsical definition of A game to stir up the boss?, the card game STUD POKER. It plays on a POKER being an implement used to stir up a fire and a STUD being a boss (a raised knob or ornament), all wrapped in the fact that the answer is a game.