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The phrase "about to play a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that someone is on the verge of starting to play something, such as a game or a musical instrument.
Example: "I am about to play a new song on my guitar that I just learned."
Alternatives: "ready to play a" or "preparing to play a".
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The foolhardy belief he's always about to play a match-winning hand.
I'm about to play a blind woman in my next movie, so I'm really interested how people cope.
Peter conscientiously researched the technicalities of his performances; once when about to play a clergyman he consulted his local vicar.
Near the end of the eighth game they were narrowly ahead and about to play a rack containing a blank and DIMTUU.
Buccaneers Coach Tony Dungy did not sound like a man whose team was 3-4 aboutboutoto play a must-win game against Minnesota, one of the best teams in the league.
For example, there is the football coach whose team is undefeated and about to play a team that is yet to win a game.
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— Powers, about to play an audio clip of Richard Pryor performing his 1976 routine, "Bicentennial Nigger" "It's not working".
Wireless is about to play an expanding role.
The labrador retriever is about to play an unexpectedly important role in the nature-nurture debate, it transpires.
But who cares?" He was about to play an in-store concert at VFiles, an Internet-centric fashion retailer in SoHo.
He was about to play an important game with sore ribs that made it difficult to breathe and with a brace on his swollen left knee.
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