Robin Goodfellow sliding on the ice (4)

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puck

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'robin goodfellow' is the definition.
(character from A Midsummer Night's Dream)

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(Other definitions for puck that I've seen before include "Ice hockey missile" , "Mischievous sprite, Robin Goodfellow (AMND)" , "Oberon's sprite (AMND)" , "Fairy - ice hockey "ball"" , "One icily struck by player" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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