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Go all out for Clapham central (on a horse) (6)

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I believe the answer is:

gallop

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'a horse' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'go all out for clapham central' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'for' says to put letters next to each other.
'central' says to take the centre.
The central letter of 'clapham' is 'p'.
'go'+'all'='goall'
'goall' with letters rearranged gives 'gallo'.
'gallo'+'p'='GALLOP'

'on' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for gallop that I've seen before include "Horse's gait" , "'Run at a high speed, like a horse (6)'" , "Fastest gait of a horse" , "Fastest run of a horse" , "Fast pace (for horse)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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