Old ladies' style useful when riding to school? (4,4)
I believe the answer is:
eton crop
'old ladies' style' is the definition.
'eton crop' can be an answer for 'style' (I have seen 'Style of mop' mean 'eton crop' so perhaps 'style' could also mean 'eton crop'). I'm not certain of the 'old ladies'' bit.
'useful when riding to school?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'when' could be 'on' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'on' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for eton crop that I've seen before include "Bob" , "Short hair style of the flapper era" , "1920s Barnet" , "Style of mop" , "Short cut" .)