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Detain scout roughly and leave far behind (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outdistance

'leave far behind' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'detain scout roughly' is the wordplay.
'roughly' is an anagram indicator.
'detain'+'scout'='detainscout'
'detainscout' with letters rearranged gives 'OUTDISTANCE'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for outdistance that I've seen before include "Travel further than" , "Leave (someone) far behind" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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