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Small child's manoeuvre on bike? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skid

'manoeuvre on bike?' is the definition.
(skidding is a cycling manoeuvre)

'small child's' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'child' becomes 'kid' (synonyms).
's'+'kid'='SKID'

(Other definitions for skid that I've seen before include "Slip on wet ground" , "potential cause of accident" , "Slide uncontrollably" , "Slide sideways" , "Slide at an angle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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