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Dump at the roadside (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ditch

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'dump' is the definition.
(both can mean to discard)

'the roadside' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'dich' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'at' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for ditch that I've seen before include "Dump; channel" , "Abandon - trench" , "Drainage trench" , "Throw away - trench" , "long depression" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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