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See punter race directly outside, describing row of houses (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

terraced

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'see punter race directly outside describing row of houses' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'see punter race directly outside describing' is the wordplay.
'describing' says the answer is hidden in the clue (describe can mean to go around).
'TERRACED' can be found hidden inside 'punter race directly outside'.

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(Other definitions for terraced that I've seen before include "Like row of joined houses" , "(Of land) rising in steps" , "(Of houses) built linked in rows" , "Retraced like row of contiguous houses" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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