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Train routes are endlessly modified (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eurostar

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

'routes are endlessly modified' is the wordplay.
'endlessly' means to remove the last letter.
'modified' indicates anagramming the letters.
'routes'+'are'='routesare'
'routesare' with its final letter taken off is 'routesar'.
'routesar' with letters rearranged gives 'EUROSTAR'.

(Other definitions for eurostar that I've seen before include "travel service" , "International train" , "Passenger rail service from London to Paris, etc" , "High-speed rail link between the UK and France" , "International traveller" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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