Trips, hopefully without falling (5)

I believe the answer is:

rides

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'trips' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for rides that I've seen before include "Theme park features" , "Dries out for vehicle journeys" , "Travels on, horse say" , "Dries up and travels" , "is carried" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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