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Labourer discussed access to drive (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

navigate

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'to drive' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'labourer discussed access' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'access' could be 'gate' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'gate' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for navigate that I've seen before include "Steer, ship or plane" , "Move around a website" , "'Direct the course, of a ship say (8)'" , "Plan ship's course" , "Guide ship or aircraft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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