Break car-trip at this thoroughfare dwelling? (4-5)

I believe the answer is:

road-house

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'break car-trip' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'at this thoroughfare dwelling?' is the wordplay.
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'this thoroughfare' becomes 'road' (a thoroughfare is a type of road).
'dwelling?' becomes 'house' (I've seen this before).
'road'+'house' is 'ROAD-HOUSE'.

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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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