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If you fancy canoeing, you can take this up (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kayak

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'fancy canoeing you can take this up' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'if you' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'you' could be 'ya' (non-standard spelling as in 'see ya later') and 'ya' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for kayak that I've seen before include "Inuit's light canoe" , "Type of canoe" , "Lightweight canoe" , "Inuit craft" , "Small canoe - a palindrome" .)

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