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No place for carriage in mighty caper (5)

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antic

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'caper' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for antic that I've seen before include "Absurd action" , "seen to be bizarre, at one time" , "Caper; grotesque (arch.)" , "Eccentric once" , "Old clown" .)

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