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swarbrules | 11:03 Tue 02nd Apr 2013 | Crosswords
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Tense travelling? Lost footing (5)

?road

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broad ?
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That's my thought but, I can't parse it.
troad alternative spelling of trod, trode
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Thanks, how does it parse?
T(ense) + travelling (road) = TROAD (archaic - lost - for "footing")

Chambers gives "road" as "travelling, tour"
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Thanks, both.
I think the parsing is tense = T, travelling = ON ROAD.
T ON ROAD = TROAD.
That way the question mark is justified.

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