Push me with your foot to ride a bicycle down the path, but change one letter sound and I become a soft, colorful piece of a garden bloom. What am I?
A pedal (Petal)
This wordplay contrasts the mechanical part of a bicycle with a piece of a blossom. A bicycle 'pedal' is operated by your foot, whereas a flower 'petal' forms the colorful outer ring of a spring bloom. The clue guides you to spot the near-homophones spelled with a 'd' versus a 't'.
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