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Walked on both sides of road — noted repairs (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trodden

'walked on' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'both sides of road noted repairs' is the wordplay.
'both sides of' means to remove the middle letters (only the letters on the sides remain).
'repairs' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'repair' mean this).
'road' with its middle removed is 'rd'.
'rd'+'noted'='rdnoted'
'rdnoted' anagrammed gives 'TRODDEN'.

(Other definitions for trodden that I've seen before include "Footpaths are" , "Trampled" , "Stepped on" , "Crushed underfoot" , "Crushed under the feet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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