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Soar using paddles (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oars

'paddles' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'soar using' is the wordplay.
'using' is an anagram indicator (the letters used in a different way).
'soar' is an anagram of 'OARS'.

(Other definitions for oars that I've seen before include "Propelling implements" , "Indirectly, they make waves" , "Manually operated boat propellers" , "These could make you row" , "Boating implements" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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