Freshly takes on awkward road pest (8)
I believe the answer is:
readopts
'freshly takes' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'awkward road pest' is the wordplay.
'awkward' is an anagram indicator.
'road'+'pest'='roadpest'
'roadpest' is an anagram of 'READOPTS'.
'on' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for readopts that I've seen is " Chooses to run again".)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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