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Sent for a trip along the esplanade (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sea front

'along the esplanade' is the definition.
(esplanade can mean a walkway by the sea)

'sent for a trip' is the wordplay.
'trip' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sent'+'for'+'a'='sentfora'
'sentfora' is an anagram of 'SEA-FRONT'.

(Other definitions for sea front that I've seen before include "Eg, promenade" , "No faster (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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