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Light on one's feet now? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dismount

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'light' is the definition.
(I know that light can be written as dismount)

'one's feet now?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'one's' could be 'is' (Roman numeral) and 'is' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'on' is the link.

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(Other definitions for dismount that I've seen before include "Get down, from bike or horse" , "Get off a horse/bicycle" , "Desert Arab perhaps" , "Cease to ride" , "Alight from a horse or bicycle" .)

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