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I believe the answer is:

roadmap

(Other definitions for roadmap that I've seen before include "Plan for travel - or for peace" , "A plan in stages" , "Plan for achieving a goal" , "Street plan" , "Document charting the way forward" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday and the Newsday.com.

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