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Space traveller satisfied with detour avoiding odd places (6)

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I believe the answer is:

meteor

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'space traveller' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'satisfied with detour avoiding odd places' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'satisfied' could be 'met' (as in 'met the conditions of his contract') and 'met' is present in the answer.
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(Other definitions for meteor that I've seen before include "Remote sort of heavenly body" , "Component of shower" , "Remote type of heavenly body" , "it appears as a streak of light" , "streaker?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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