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Lad holding a horse where the going’s very soft! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

boggy

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'the going's very soft' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'lad holding a horse' is the wordplay.
'lad' becomes 'boy' (I've seen this before).
'holding' indicates putting letters inside.
'a horse' becomes 'gg'.
'boy' placed around 'gg' is 'BOGGY'.

'where' is the link.

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(Another definition for boggy that I've seen is " Moorish".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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