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Wide bowled going for drive? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

road

'for drive?' is the definition.
(drive is a kind of road)

'wide bowled going' is the wordplay.
'wide' becomes 'broad' (synonyms).
'bowled' becomes 'b' (cricket abbreviation).
'going' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'broad' with 'b' taken out is 'ROAD'.

(Other definitions for road that I've seen before include "Route travelled by sea" , "motorway?" , "Parting guests used to take 'one for the --'" , "Way travelled by boat" , "Mine passage; way" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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