Athlete in Nice raced about (3,6)

I believe the answer is:

ice dancer

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'athlete' is the definition.
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'nice raced about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'nice'+'raced'='niceraced'
'niceraced' anagrammed gives 'ICE DANCER'.

'in' acts as a link.

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