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Port finally passed across (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dover

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

'finally passed across' is the wordplay.
'finally' suggests the final letters.
'across' becomes 'over' ('over' can be a synonym of 'across').
The final letter of 'passed' is 'd'.
'd'+'over'='DOVER'

(Other definitions for dover that I've seen before include "Kentish port" , "There'll be blue clouds over the white cliffs here" , "Sort of sole" , "White cliffs port" , "Channel port" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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