Sit or stand astride of (8)

I believe the answer is:

straddle

(Other definitions for straddle that I've seen before include "Sit with legs apart" , "jumping technique" , "Stand across" , "Step across" , "hedge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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