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Cheers Yankee crossing globe, arriving at Devon council (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

torbay

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'devon council' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'cheers yankee crossing globe' is the wordplay.
'cheers' becomes 'ta' (both can informally mean thank you).
'yankee' becomes 'Y' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'crossing' is an insertion indicator (to cross can mean to go over or around).
'globe' becomes 'orb' (synonyms).
'ta'+'y'='tay'
'tay' enclosing 'orb' is 'TORBAY'.

'arriving at' is the link.

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(Other definitions for torbay that I've seen before include "Location for Paignton" , "somewhere on the English Riviera" , "Devon resort area" .)

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