Stir wake when travelling? (5-3)

I believe the answer is:

water-ski

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'stir wake when travelling?' is the definition.
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'stir wake when travelling?' is the wordplay.
'when travelling?' indicates anagramming the letters.
'stir'+'wake'='stirwake'
'stirwake' with letters rearranged gives 'WATER-SKI'.

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(Other definitions for water-ski that I've seen before include "Be towed behind a speedboat" , "Aquatic sport accessory" , "Travel behind boat on boards" , "Glide over a lake or sea" , "To ride behind a speedboat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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