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Shaky persons, surely, skiing here? (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nursery slopes

'skiing here?' is the definition.

'shaky persons surely' is the wordplay.
'shaky' indicates anagramming the letters.
'persons'+'surely'='personssurely'
'personssurely' with letters rearranged gives 'NURSERY SLOPES'.

(Other definitions for nursery slopes that I've seen before include "Areas for skiing beginners" , "Area for beginners when skiing" , "Where novices learn winter sport" , "Place for ski beginners" , "Where learners ski" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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