Swimmers leading the Olympic Games sidestroke (4)

I believe the answer is:

togs

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'swimmers leading the olympic games sidestroke' is the definition.
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'leading the olympic games sidestroke' is the wordplay.
'leading' suggests taking the first letters (the leading letter of the word).
The initial letters of 'the olympic games sidestroke' is 'TOGS'.

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(Other definitions for togs that I've seen before include "Clothes (informal)" , "costumes [STRINE]" , "Gear" , "garment" , "Swimsuit" .)

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

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