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Breeze usually travels west across Red Sea port (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

suez

'red sea port' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'breeze usually travels west across' is the wordplay.
'across' indicates a hidden word.
'travels west' is a reversal indicator.
'zeus' can be found hidden inside 'breeze usually'.
'zeus' backwards is 'SUEZ'.

(Other definitions for suez that I've seen before include "Nineteen fifty six crisis" , "Egyptian port and canal" , "Canal zone" , "fall of Eden?" , "A Passage to India" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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