Carryall (4)
(Other definitions for rote that I've seen before include "Repetition from memory" , "By . . . . - from memory without thought" , "performance based solely on routine" , "Repetition of something to be learned" , "Mechanical repetition (as a means of learning)" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">carryall</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that carryall can be written as tote)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for tote that I've seen before include "Drag; betting system" , "holdall" , "Carry (a gun)" , "system that could be for the better" , "convey" .)