*Skid side to side (8)

I believe the answer is:

fishtail

(Other definitions for fishtail that I've seen before include "skid sideways" , "A skid from side to side" , "swing the rear end" , "trailer may do" , "Merman's got one" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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