Copy a lord, in a carol (4)

I believe the answer is:

leap

(Other definitions for leap that I've seen before include "'Look before you . . . .'" , "Jump suddenly" , "vault" , "Sort of year" , "identify extra day?" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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