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Passage a claimant nearly diverted (10,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alimentary canal

'passage' is the definition.
(alimentary canal is a kind of passage)

'a claimant nearly diverted' is the wordplay.
'diverted' is an anagram indicator (each letter get diverted elsewhere).
'claimant'+'nearly'='claimantnearly'
'claimantnearly' anagrammed gives 'limentarycanal'.
'a'+'limentarycanal'='ALIMENTARY CANAL'

(Another definition for alimentary canal that I've seen is " gut".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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