Hockey feints Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definition

HOCKEY (noun)
1. a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents’ goal with angled hockey sticks
2. a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents’ net

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