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Shifted tinker up toll road once (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

turnpike

'toll road once' is the definition.
(a turnpike was historically a type of toll road)

'shifted tinker up' is the wordplay.
'shifted' is an anagram indicator.
'tinker'+'up'='tinkerup'
'tinkerup' anagrammed gives 'TURNPIKE'.

(Other definitions for turnpike that I've seen before include "Old toll-gate, or new road with toll stations" , "Old barrier" , "Old gates across a road to prevent passage until a toll was paid" , "Toll road (hist.)" , "where one pays one's way" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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