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She asks what might be necessary on a bicycle (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isabelle

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'she' is the definition.

'asks what might be necessary on a bicycle' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'be' is found in the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
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