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Describing one whos mounted but unsaddled (8)

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bareback

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'unsaddled' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

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(Other definitions for bareback that I've seen before include "On an unsaddled horse" , "kind of riding" , "On a horse without a saddle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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