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Yes, blackleg is playable

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"Blackleg" Definition

noun

A bacterial or fungal disease of certain plants, such as the cabbage and potato, that causes the stems to turn black at the soil line.
An infectious, usually fatal bacterial disease of cattle and sometimes of sheep, goats, and swine, caused by Clostridium chauvoe and characterized by gas-containing swellings in the musculature.
Chiefly British A worker who is opposed to trade unions; a scab.
One who cheats at cards; a cardsharp.
A usually fatal toxemia especially of young cattle caused by a soil bacterium ().

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