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Implement rule in travels regularly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pliers

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'implement' is the definition.
(pliers is a kind of implement)

'rule in travels regularly' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'rule' could be 'r' (abbreviation for rule) and 'r' is located in the answer.
'travels' could be 'plies' (plying is a kind of traveling) and 'plies' is found within the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for pliers that I've seen before include "Perils (anag)" , "Small tool for gripping things" , "Wire benders" , "Pinching or gripping tool" , "Kind of pincers with flat gripping surfaces" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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