Saddle and take horse round the German capital (5)

I believe the answer is:

ridge

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'saddle' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'horse round the german capital' is the wordplay.
'horse' becomes 'ride' ().
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'capital' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'german' is 'g'.
'ride' placed around 'g' is 'RIDGE'.

'and take' is the link.
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(Other definitions for ridge that I've seen before include "Backbone of a whale" , "Long narrow crest" , "A narrow raised strip in bridges" , "Bump between furrows" , "Narrow raised band on a surface" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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