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Passing across trade is tricky (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

astride

'passing across' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'trade is tricky' is the wordplay.
'tricky' is an anagram indicator.
'trade'+'is'='tradeis'
'tradeis' anagrammed gives 'ASTRIDE'.

(Other definitions for astride that I've seen before include "On top of" , "on horseback" , "On the back of" , "Straddling (horse)" , "With legs stretched apart - tirades (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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