Riders in Hackney tend to cycle for approval (11)

Independent Cryptic #11659 | 22 Across | 2024-02-22
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‘ORSEMEN (‘riders’ missing the ‘h’, as it might be said in Hackney) TEND ‘cycling’ – the last three letters moving to the front. Many people drop their aitches in spoken English, not just those in London – but some studies have shown that 58% of old speakers in Hackney do.

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