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Travelling in France? (2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

en route

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'travelling' is the definition.
('en route' means on the way)

'in france?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'in france?' could be 'en' ('in' in French) and 'en' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'route' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for en route that I've seen before include "Along the way" , "In transit (French)" , "'On the way (2,5)'" , "on the road" , "While travelling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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