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In globetrotting, it involves hazard (3)

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I believe the answer is:

bet

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'hazard' is the definition.
(both can mean to gamble or risk)

'in globetrotting it' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'BET' is hidden in the letters of 'globetrotting it'.

'involves' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for bet that I've seen before include "Speculation" , "'Stake, wager (3)'" , "Money risked on a gamble" , "Wager, or the sum waged" , "Wager, gamble" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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