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Treated our diversion as a business path (5,5)

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I believe the answer is:

trade route

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'a business path' is the definition.
'trade route' can be an answer for 'path' (trade route is a kind of path). I am unsure of the 'a business' bit.

'treated our diversion' is the wordplay.
'diversion' is an anagram indicator.
'treated'+'our'='treatedour'
'treatedour' anagrammed gives 'TRADE ROUTE'.

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for trade route that I've seen before include "Mercantile artery" , "Way followed by merchants" , "path of traffic" , "Caravans may follow it" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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