He controls runners in winter sports (5)

I believe the answer is:

skier

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'he controls runners in winter sports' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for skier that I've seen before include "sporting figure" , "Winter sportsman" , "High ball; Alpine sportsman" , "Mountain racer" , "He glides over snow, perhaps in sport" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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