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Does fast pass on street heading west (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diets

'does fast' is the definition.
(dieting is a kind of fasting)

'pass on street heading west' is the wordplay.
'pass' becomes 'die' (I've seen this before**).
'on street' becomes 'st' (I've seen this in other clues).
'heading west' is a reversal indicator.
'st' in reverse letter order is 'ts'.
'die'+'ts'='DIETS'

(Other definitions for diets that I've seen before include "Regimens" , "Commons" , "causing stones to vanish" , "Legislative assemblies" , "Tides (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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