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Small fib about hard stunt by cyclist (7)

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I believe the answer is:

wheelie

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'stunt by cyclist' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'small fib about hard' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 'wee' (Scottish term for small).
'fib' becomes 'lie' (a fib is a lie).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'hard' becomes 'h' (abbreviation used in pencil classifications).
'wee'+'lie'='weelie'
'weelie' going around 'h' is 'WHEELIE'.

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(Other definitions for wheelie that I've seen before include "dangerous move on bike?" , "Bike trick" , "Manoeuvre" , "A bicycle trick and a bin" , "Type of bin" .)

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