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Transport making final journey to catch Southeastern (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hearse

'transport making final journey' is the definition.
(vehicle used in a funeral)

'catch southeastern' is the wordplay.
'catch' becomes 'hear' (to catch something is to hear it being spoken).
'southeastern' becomes 'se'.
'hear'+'se'='HEARSE'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for hearse that I've seen before include "Coffin conveyance" , "Vehicle for carrying the dead" , "Funeral car" , "Undertaker's car" , "Vehicle for one's last journey" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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