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Deter a tour abroad that caravans might have taken (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trade route

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'caravans might have taken' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'deter a tour abroad' is the wordplay.
'abroad' is an anagram indicator.
'deter'+'a'+'tour'='deteratour'
'deteratour' with letters rearranged gives 'TRADE ROUTE'.

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(Other definitions for trade route that I've seen before include "Way followed by merchants" , "Caravans may follow it" , "path of traffic" , "Mercantile artery" .)

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