What ass does to curb lazy women's rides (10)
I believe the answer is:
bridleways
'rides' is the definition.
(a way or route for people riding horses)
'what ass does to curb lazy women's' is the wordplay.
'what ass does' becomes 'brays' (a donkey's noise is braying).
'to curb' means one lot of letters goes inside another (curb can mean to restrain or contain).
'lazy' becomes 'idle' (similar in meaning).
'women' becomes 'w'.
'idle'+'w'='idlew'
'brays' going around 'idlew' is 'BRIDLEWAYS'.
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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