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Tossing carrot to black kid in Golf (7)

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I believe the answer is:

bribing

'tossing carrot to' is the definition.
(carrot can mean a bribe or incentive)

'black kid in golf' is the wordplay.
'black' becomes 'b' (as in pencil classifications).
'kid' becomes 'rib' (both can mean to tease or mock).
'golf' becomes 'g' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'b'+'rib'+'in'+'g'='BRIBING'

(Another definition for bribing that I've seen is " Making payments in exchange for favours".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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