Where the going may be soft, in a new way for some (5)

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epsom

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(Other definitions for epsom that I've seen before include "Poems about the race-course" , "track in Surrey" , "Mopes around in English horse-racing venue" , "Derby course" , "Mopes around English Derby venue" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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