The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 1 plus 4 plus 5 letter word RIDE A COCK HORSE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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I
D
E
A
C
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C
K
H
O
R
S
E
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The cryptic/wordplay part
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