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Having passageways or a road invaded by rebel (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arcaded

'having passageways' is the definition.
(an arcade is a type of passage)

'a road invaded by rebel' is the wordplay.
'road' becomes 'rd' (abbreviation).
'invaded by' indicates putting letters inside.
'rebel' becomes 'cade' (15th-century rebel Jack Cade).
'rd' enclosing 'cade' is 'rcaded'.
'a'+'rcaded'='ARCADED'

'or' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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