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A horse moves on to dry land (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ashore

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'to dry land' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'a horse moves' is the wordplay.
'moves' is an anagram indicator.
'horse' is an anagram of 'shore'.
'a'+'shore'='ASHORE'

'on' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ashore that I've seen before include "Going on land from sea" , "Hoarse (anag)" , "Hoarse being no longer at sea" , "Returned to land" , "in port?" .)

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