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Push part of bike, we hear (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peddle

'push' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'part of bike we hear' is the wordplay.
'part of bike' becomes 'pedal' ('pedal' is part of 'bike').
'we hear' shows a homophone (sound like).
'pedal' is a homophone of 'PEDDLE'.

(Other definitions for peddle that I've seen before include "Sell from door to door" , "Tout" , "Travelling salesman does!" , "sell my wares" , "Deal illegally in (not a lever on a cycle!)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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