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Car crash to avoid at a road junction (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shunt

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'car crash' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'avoid at a road junction' is the wordplay.
'avoid' becomes 'shun' (shunning is a kind of avoiding).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a road junction' becomes 't' (I am not sure about the 'road' bit.).
'shun'+'t'='SHUNT'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for shunt that I've seen before include "Car crash (slang)" , "Move wagons around" , "Rear end collision" , "Sidetrack" , "Divert into alternative course, like train" .)

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