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Ought RAF hero to play in street? (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thoroughfare

'street?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'ought raf hero to play' is the wordplay.
'to play' indicates an anagram.
'ought'+'raf'+'hero'='oughtrafhero'
'oughtrafhero' with letters rearranged gives 'THOROUGHFARE'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for thoroughfare that I've seen before include "Road or path" , "Public road" , "Public way or street" , "highway" , "Access - road" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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