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Poor Cora's trip by land putting off .... (15)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

procrastination

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'poor cora's trip by land putting off' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'poor cora's trip by land' is the wordplay.
'poor' is an anagram indicator.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'land' becomes 'nation' (synonyms).
'coras'+'trip'='corastrip'
'corastrip' is an anagram of 'procrasti'.
'procrasti'+'nation'='PROCRASTINATION'

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(Other definitions for procrastination that I've seen before include "Deferral" , "Time-wasting" , "Dilly-dallying" , "Delaying or postponement of action" , "Delaying behaviour" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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