Riding one can give you a sort of kick (7)

I believe the answer is:

bicycle

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'riding one can' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for bicycle that I've seen before include "Two-wheeler" , "One's pushed to make progress" , "Personal transport" , "Eg, penny-farthing" , "Tour de France racer?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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