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Walk to find answer during journeys east (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

traipse

'walk' is the definition.
(I know that traipse is a type of walk)

'answer during journeys east' is the wordplay.
'answer' becomes 'a' (abbreviation eg in Q and A).
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'journeys' becomes 'trips' (trip is a kind of journey).
'east' becomes 'e' (synonyms).
'a' put into 'trips' is 'traips'.
'traips'+'e'='TRAIPSE'

'to find' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for traipse that I've seen before include "make slow progress" , "Parties (anag.)" , "Trudge around" , "long tiring walk" , "Pirates (anag) -- walk without 9" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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