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Step over wise guy in corridor (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

passage

'corridor' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'step over wise guy' is the wordplay.
'step' becomes 'pas' (I've seen this before).
'over' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'wise guy' becomes 'sage'.
'pas'+'sage'='PASSAGE'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for passage that I've seen before include "Sea or air journey" , "Alley - corridor" , "Section of musical or literary work" , "Piece of writing" , "Piece of text or music" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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