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Collapsed in trek up a toll road (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

turnpike

'a toll road' is the definition.
(I know that toll road can be written as turnpike)

'collapsed in trek up' is the wordplay.
'collapsed' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'trek'+'up'='intrekup'
'intrekup' with letters rearranged gives 'TURNPIKE'.

(Other definitions for turnpike that I've seen before include "American highway" , "Old toll-gate, or new road with toll stations" , "way in the US" , "where one pays one's way" , "Old barrier" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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