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Can one sidle right into a taxi? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

crab

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'can one sidle' is the definition.
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'right into a taxi?' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'into' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a taxi?' becomes 'cab' ('cab' can be a synonym of 'taxi').
'r' going inside 'cab' is 'CRAB'.

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(Other definitions for crab that I've seen before include "Food from the sea" , "Decapod crustacean" , "Edible crustacean" , "Nautical nipper" , "move obliquely" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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