Kings take this route in London (3)

I believe the answer is:

way

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'route in london' is the definition.
'way' can be an answer for 'route' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'in london' bit.

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(Other definitions for way that I've seen before include "Manner; road" , "Path" , "Route; direction" , "Street" , "Method; route" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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