Slam on the brakes Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

BRAKES (noun)
1. a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle
SLAM (noun)
1. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
2. winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
SLAM (verb)
1. throw violently
2. close violently

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