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Ross

I believe the answer is:

alley

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'passage' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for alley that I've seen before include "Passage between buildings" , "Bowling lane" , "garden path" , "Passage between houses, perhaps" , "space in US court" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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