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Short of a penny, cleaned bike (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moped

'bike' is the definition.
(moped is a kind of bike)

'short of a penny cleaned' is the wordplay.
'short of' suggests deleting specific letters.
'a penny' becomes 'p'.
'cleaned' becomes 'mopped' (mopping is a kind of cleaning).
'mopped' with 'p' taken away is 'MOPED'.

(Other definitions for moped that I've seen before include "Languidly moved" , "Vehicle - sulked" , "Power-assisted vehicle" , "Motor vehicle - languished" , "Brooded, hung about" .)

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