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Run miles by river outside of town (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

extramural

'outside of town' is the definition.
(extramural means outside the walls of a settlement)

'run miles by river' is the wordplay.
'run' becomes 'extra' (cricket run).
'miles' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'by river' becomes 'ural' (Russian river. I am not sure about the 'by' bit.).
'extra'+'m'+'ural'='EXTRAMURAL'

(Other definitions for extramural that I've seen before include "outside the university" , "outside city limits" , "Off-premises (univ. studies)" , "Not on course" , "What may be a wide painting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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