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Where you may find the sailor by the way (6)

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abroad

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'where you may find' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is not.

'sailor by the way' is the wordplay.
'sailor' becomes 'ab' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the way' becomes 'road' (road is a kind of way).
'ab'+'road'='ABROAD'

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for abroad that I've seen before include "Away from home" , "Europe, for example" , "in the field" , "Overseas; (of rumour) widely current" , "Away in another country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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