Skating leap (4)
I believe the answer is:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">skating leap</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for axel that I've seen before include "Ice-skating jump" , "Skating jump involving a mid-air turn" , "A Torvill & Dean manoeuvre" , "part of skating performance" , "Figure-skating jump" .)