Cryptic crossword clue
Staff, say, joining English riding school

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MANÈGE

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The straight part
We know that "riding school" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case riding school = manÈge.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does MANÈGE mean?

MANÈGE noun
  1. The art of training and riding horses; dressage.
  2. A riding school.
  3. A riding arena (enclosed, but usually unroofed area, in contradistinction to a riding hall).
  4. The movements of a trained horse.

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