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Dad with year to travel west in bark (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yap

'bark' is the definition.
(I know that yap is a kind of bark)

'dad with year to travel west' is the wordplay.
'dad' becomes 'pa' (both can mean one's father).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'year' becomes 'y'.
'to travel west' is a reversal indicator.
'pa'+'y'='pay'
'pay' back-to-front is 'YAP'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for yap that I've seen before include "Shrill bark; wage reversed" , "Pay up for shrill bark (3" , "Pay up for chatter" , "Bark like a tiny dog - speak constantly" , "Yelp" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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