The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word FREESTYLE
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More clues leading to the result FREESTYLE
- Feel tyres must be changed for wet sort of race
- Stroke releases part of roof, so I’m told
- Order: eyes left? right? whichever way you like?
- Stroke loosens part of roof, say
- Steer around south of France, see upcoming type of race
- Crawl to the finish in such an event
- Doffs cap reportedly any way you like
- Complimentary manner used at the swimming gala?
- There’s no set way to win such races
- Unstructured Flyer tees off
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What does FREESTYLE mean?
FREESTYLE noun- A sports event where competitors can choose their own method of participation.
- A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while rapping.
- Modifying programming code in production and quality assurance environments, violating the existing procedures for deploying it.
- (especially in rap music) To improvise one's own style; to ad-lib.
- To improvise one's dance moves; dance freely.
- An alpine skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe and slopestyle as part of the Winter Olympics.