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Go around Australia with a philosopher (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spinoza

'philosopher' is the definition.
(Baruch Spinoza)

'go around australia with a' is the wordplay.
'go around' becomes 'spin' (spinning is a kind of going around).
'australia' becomes 'oz' (informal name for Australia).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'spin'+'oz'+'a'='SPINOZA'

(Other definitions for spinoza that I've seen before include "C17 Dutch philosopher" , "philosophical sort" , "2 [PHILOSOPHER]" , "Dutch 17th-century philosopher" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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