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Final course of action in the most recent vacation spot (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

last resort

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'final course of action in' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'most recent vacation spot' is the wordplay.
'most recent' becomes 'last' (the last in a list is the most recent).
'vacation spot' becomes 're-sort' (synonyms).
'last'+'resort'='LAST RESORT'

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for last resort that I've seen before include "When all else fails, try this" , "when everything else has failed?" , "Final expedient" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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