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paper chase

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Athletics (Track & Field)) a former type of cross-country run in which a runner laid a trail of paper for others to follow

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paper chase - an outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot

hare and hounds

game - an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"

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