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Feeling great, travelling on top of a double-decker? (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

riding high

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'top of a double-decker?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'feeling great travelling' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'great' could be 'high' (similar in meaning) and 'high' is located in the answer.
'travelling' could be 'riding' (riding is a kind of travelling) and 'riding' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'on' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for riding high that I've seen before include "Enjoying success" , "like a mahout?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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