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Travel from German holiday home, going North with six-footer (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gallivant

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'travel' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'german holiday home going north with six-footer' is the wordplay.
'german' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'holiday home' becomes 'villa' (I've seen this before).
'going north' is a reversal indicator.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'six footer' becomes 'ant' (an ant has six feet).
'villa' written backwards gives 'alliv'.
'g'+'alliv'+'ant'='GALLIVANT'

'from' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for gallivant that I've seen before include "go in search of pleasure" , "Go out seeking amusement" , "jaunt" , "follow the primrose path" , "Pleasure-seek" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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