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Get on with horse, stifling feeling of irritation (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pitch into

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'get on' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I can't see how one could define the other.

'horse stifling feeling of irritation' is the wordplay.
'horse' becomes 'pinto' (pinto is a kind of horse).
'stifling' indicates putting letters inside (some letters get stifled or contained).
'feeling of irritation' becomes 'itch'.
'pinto' placed around 'itch' is 'PITCH INTO'.

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for pitch into that I've seen before include "Attack" , "Vigorously assail (someone)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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