Crossword Genius

Wanderer takes no notice crossing motorway (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nomad

'wanderer' is the definition.
(nomad is a kind of wanderer)

'no notice crossing motorway' is the wordplay.
'notice' becomes 'ad' (both can mean an advertisement).
'crossing' is an insertion indicator.
'motorway' becomes 'm'.
'no'+'ad'='noad'
'noad' placed around 'm' is 'NOMAD'.

'takes' is the link.

(Other definitions for nomad that I've seen before include "one must move on" , "Person always on the move" , "Person of no fixed abode" , "Unsettled character" , "A wandering tribesman" .)

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