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Step (on) (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tread

(Other definitions for tread that I've seen before include "Trample" , "Gripping part of tyre" , "pace" , "Walk or step like pattern on tyre" , "between the car and the road" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The New York Times.
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