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Stops along the way for stoats in wild (8)

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I believe the answer is:

stations

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

'stoats in wild' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'stoats'+'in'='stoatsin'
'stoatsin' anagrammed gives 'STATIONS'.

'along the way for' is the link.
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(Other definitions for stations that I've seen before include "places of work" , "Stopping places as for railway trains" , "Waterloo, Victoria, etc" , "Roman Catholic devotions of the Cross" , "Passenger train stops" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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