Apt to get knocked over, maybe likes to be out of the race (7)
I believe the answer is:
skittle
'apt to get knocked' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'maybe likes to be out of the race' is the wordplay.
'maybe' is an anagram indicator.
'to be out of' indicates putting letters inside (some letters on the outside of others).
'the race' becomes 'tt'.
'likes' is an anagram of 'skile'.
'skile' placed around 'tt' is 'SKITTLE'.
'over' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for skittle that I've seen before include "Ninepin" , "Pin in bowling game" , "Upset" , "one gets bowled over" , "Pin in ninepins" .)
