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Where to find traffic making encroachment (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inroads

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'encroachment' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for inroads that I've seen before include "Major acts of encroachment" , "Ordains as offensives" , "Hostile incursions" , "large quantities consumed when these are made" , "advances" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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