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Coach went right to the house (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stage left

'right to the house' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'coach went' is the wordplay.
'coach' becomes 'stage' (stagecoach).
'went' becomes 'left' (as in leaving).
'stage'+'left'='STAGE LEFT'

(Other definitions for stage left that I've seen before include "actors direction" , "right to the house" , "on the prompt side" , "Coach once departed" , "One side of a theatre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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