Bolt, maybe taking his battered bobsleigh (6)

I believe the answer is:

gobble

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'bolt' is the definition.
(I know that bolt is a more specific form of the action eat)

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(Other definitions for gobble that I've seen before include "Swallow in lumps and make bird noises" , "Eat hurriedly" , "Gurgling sound of turkeys" , "Eat quickly and noisily" , "Devour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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