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It will be in most winter sportsmen's kit (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ski

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This might be a double definition.

'it will be in most winter sportsmen's' is the first definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'kit' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for ski that I've seen before include "Winter sports equipment" , "Pole? How one often ends" , "Use runners crossing snow" , "go uphill? Probably not!" , "Travel across snow" .)

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