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Give up a random ride round a resort (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

despair

'give up' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a random ride round a resort' is the wordplay.
'a random' indicates an anagram.
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'a resort' becomes 'spa' (spa is a kind of resort).
'ride' anagrammed gives 'deir'.
'deir' going around 'spa' is 'DESPAIR'.

(Other definitions for despair that I've seen before include "Total loss of hope" , "Despondency" , "Abandon hope" , "Despond" , "Opposite of 10" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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