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Rough route, it's said (6)

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I believe the answer is:

coarse

'rough' is the definition.
('coarse' can be similar in meaning to 'rough')

'route it's said' is the wordplay.
'route' becomes 'course' (course is a kind of route).
'it's said' shows a homophone (sound like).
'course' sounds like 'COARSE'.

(Other definitions for coarse that I've seen before include "Rought or crude" , "Rough, harsh" , "gross" , "Rough or crude, lacking refinement" , "Large-grained or rough to the touch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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