Down the road (5)
I believe the answer is:
ahead
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">down the road</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ahead that I've seen before include "In the vanguard" , "likely to win?" , "Forwards" , "In the lead, in advance" , "In the leading position" .)