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Across a thoroughfare, travel (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

astride

'across' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a thoroughfare travel' is the wordplay.
'thoroughfare' becomes 'st' (I've seen this in other clues).
'travel' becomes 'ride' (riding is a kind of travelling).
'a'+'st'+'ride'='ASTRIDE'

(Other definitions for astride that I've seen before include "Not side saddle" , "Straddling (horse)" , "Extending across" , "With feet apart" , "With one leg on either side, as sitting on horse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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