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Group regularly books return trip (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tour

'trip' is the definition.
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'group regularly books return' is the wordplay.
'regularly' means one should take alternating letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'books' becomes 'ot' (Old Testament).
'return' is a reversal indicator.
The alternate letters of 'group' are 'ru'.
'ru'+'ot'='ruot'
'ruot' back-to-front is 'TOUR'.

(Other definitions for tour that I've seen before include "Go on holiday or inspection journey" , "Journey to visit places of interest" , "Rout (anag.)" , "Extensive journey" , "A trip round" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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