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Some pressure to pursue title that’s held by cyclist (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

handlebar

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'that's held by cyclist' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'some pressure to pursue title' is the wordplay.
'some pressure' becomes 'bar' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to pursue' says to put letters next to each other.
'title' becomes 'handle' (handle can mean a name).
'bar' put after 'handle' is 'HANDLEBAR'.

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(Other definitions for handlebar that I've seen before include "used by bikers" , "Type of moustache - on bicycle" , "guide for bikers" , "Biker uses this" , "Whiskers?" .)

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