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Joins a course for outdoor sporting types (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

links

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'joins' is the definition.
('link' can be a synonym of 'join')

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(Other definitions for links that I've seen before include "Golf course by the sea" , "Bonds" , "Golf course on sandy ground near a shore" , "(Seaside) golf course - connections" , "Seaside golf course - parts of a chain" .)

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