Something in a gondola's forcola (3)

I believe the answer is:

oar

(Other definitions for oar that I've seen before include "Manual boat propeller" , "Propelling pole" , "Implement to propel a boat" , "Rowing implement" , "I'm involved in row" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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