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Relative catching cold -- might acrobat have one? (8)

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unicycle

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'might acrobat have one?' is the definition.
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'relative catching cold' is the wordplay.
'relative' becomes 'uncle' (uncle is a kind of relative).
'catching' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'cold' becomes 'icy' (similar in meaning).
'uncle' enclosing 'icy' is 'UNICYCLE'.

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(Other definitions for unicycle that I've seen before include "One-wheeled conveyance" , "Transport needing good balance" , "One-wheeled transport" , "One-wheeler" , "equipment for acrobat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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