Crossword Genius

Coach may see risk cut straddling horse (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

charabanc

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'horse' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'coach may see risk cut straddling' is the wordplay.
'coach may see' becomes 'arab' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'risk' becomes 'chance' (chance is a kind of risk).
'cut' means to remove the last letter.
'straddling' means one lot of letters goes inside another (straddle can mean to lie on both sides of).
'chance' with its final letter removed is 'chanc'.
'arab' inserted inside 'chanc' is 'CHARABANC'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for charabanc that I've seen before include "E.g. transport" , "Early coach" , "Former coach" , "Old tourist coach" , "Old vehicle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.