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Duck around ring in a child's vehicle (7)

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I believe the answer is:

scooter

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'a child's vehicle' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'duck around ring in' is the wordplay.
'duck' becomes 'scoter' (scoter is a kind of duck).
'around ring' becomes 'o' (letter resembling a ring. I am not sure about the 'around' bit.).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'scoter' placed around 'o' is 'SCOOTER'.

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(Other definitions for scooter that I've seen before include "one makes off quickly" , "Two-wheeled motor vehicle" , "Light motorcycle" , "it may need physical boost" , "Child's two-wheeled vehicle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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