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Soak laces he tangled in race (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

steeplechase

'race' is the definition.
(steeplechase is a kind of race)

'soak laces he tangled' is the wordplay.
'soak' becomes 'steep' (steeping is a kind of soaking).
'tangled' indicates an anagram.
'laces'+'he'='laceshe'
'laceshe' anagrammed gives 'lechase'.
'steep'+'lechase'='STEEPLECHASE'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for steeplechase that I've seen before include "Horse race with ditches and hedges" , "Race over fences" , "Running event over hurdles and water jumps" , "Type of horse race" , "run?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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