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Clear street crossing island (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rid

'clear' is the definition.
('rid' can be a synonym of 'clear')

'street crossing island' is the wordplay.
'street' becomes 'rd' (**).
'crossing' indicates putting letters inside.
'island' becomes 'i'.
'rd' going around 'i' is 'RID'.

(Other definitions for rid that I've seen before include "Free, disencumber" , "Free (person of affliction)" , "Free (someone of something unwanted)" , "Throw off, unburden" , "Clear, remove" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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