Old males somehow raced in a zigzag course (8)

I believe the answer is:

slalomed

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'raced in a zigzag course' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'old males somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'old'+'males'='oldmales'
'oldmales' anagrammed gives 'SLALOMED'.

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I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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