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Travelling abroad, Sam's a man on a mission (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ambassador

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'a man on a mission' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'travelling abroad sam's' is the wordplay.
'travelling' is an anagram indicator.
'abroad'+'sams'='abroadsams'
'abroadsams' with letters rearranged gives 'AMBASSADOR'.

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(Other definitions for ambassador that I've seen before include "diplomatic type" , "In a different case, he could be" , "Overseas envoy" , "High-ranking diplomat" , "accredited diplomat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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