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Came across party-goers in tweeds in odd places (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

traversed

'came across' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'party-goers in tweeds in odd places' is the wordplay.
'party-goers' becomes 'ravers'.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'in odd places' indicates alternate letters (only odd-numbered letters).
The alternating letters of 'tweeds' are 'ted'.
'ravers' placed inside 'ted' is 'TRAVERSED'.

(Other definitions for traversed that I've seen before include "Came across" , "Travelled across zigzag course" , "passed over" , "Went over" , "Crossed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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