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Roundabout way Times gets free access? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bypass

'roundabout way' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'times gets free access?' is the wordplay.
'times' becomes 'by' (both can mean 'multiplied by').
'gets' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'free access?' becomes 'pass' (a pass may grant someone access).
'by'+'pass'='BYPASS'

(Other definitions for bypass that I've seen before include "Road built to avoid another" , "alternative route" , "Sort of surgery" , "Circuitous route (for traffic, fluids etc)" , "Go around" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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