It has yards-long legs (5)

I believe the answer is:

relay

(Other definitions for relay that I've seen before include "track event" , "Receive and pass on - race" , "Hand, pass on" , "Broadcast" , "Team of workers" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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