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Head to run and frolic (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caper

'frolic' is the definition.
(I know that frolic can be written as caper)

'head to run' is the wordplay.
'head' becomes 'cape' (both can mean a piece of land jutting over the sea).
'to run' becomes 'r' (cricket abbreviation).
'cape'+'r'='CAPER'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for caper that I've seen before include "Frolic - bud used in cooking" , "Ridiculous escapade" , "Gambol" , "Pickled bud - escapade" , "prickly shrub" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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