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Crossing is to lead off the beaten track (8)

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isolated

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'off the beaten track' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for isolated that I've seen before include "Cut off, remote" , "'Detached, kept apart (8)'" , "Placed alone" , "Remote, set apart" , "(Left) on one's own" .)

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