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Painful rides might result in subconscious mistake (8,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

freudian slip

'subconscious mistake' is the definition.

'painful rides might result in' is the wordplay.
'might result in' indicates an anagram.
'painful'+'rides'='painfulrides'
'painfulrides' anagrammed gives 'FREUDIAN SLIP'.

(Other definitions for freudian slip that I've seen before include "Spoken error revealing unconscious thought" , "Words revealing unconscious thoughts" , "Unintentional error" , "It betrays unconscious desires" , "Error betraying inner thoughts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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