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Wheels are his sole means of locomotion (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

roller skater

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'wheels are his sole means' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'locomotion' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'locomotion' could be 'roll' (roll is a kind of locomotion) and 'roll' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for roller skater that I've seen before include "One wearing boots with wheels" , "Slider on small wheels" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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