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On the way round to get the pearls (6)

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I believe the answer is:

string

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'on the way round to get the pearls' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'on the way round to get the' is the wordplay.
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'the way' becomes 's' (Compass direction - South).
'round' becomes 'ring' (synonyms).
'to get' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'ring' put after 't' is 'tring'.
's' put next to 'tring' is 'STRING'.

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(Other definitions for string that I've seen before include "Number of racehorses" , "groups of horses" , "Collective noun for racehorses trained together" , "How long could a piece of it be?" , "A lightweight cord" .)

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