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If brave crashing such a gate? (4-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

five-bar

'such a gate?' is the definition.
(as in a five-bar gate)

'if brave crashing' is the wordplay.
'crashing' is an anagram indicator.
'if'+'brave'='ifbrave'
'ifbrave' with letters rearranged gives 'FIVE-BAR'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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