What does the cryptic crossword clue "Word spoken by Caesar before child's game (7)" mean?

The definition is "game". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). VENI (synonym="vidi, vici ‘word spoken by Caesar’; the famous phrase is recorded as being written by Julius Caesar, but the single word would obviously have been spoken by him") + SON (synonym="‘child’") = VENISON; definition: "game" The answer is VENISON.

Word spoken by Caesar before child's game (7)

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