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A sad tutor going wild on a road abroad (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

autostrada

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'road abroad' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'a sad tutor going wild on a' is the wordplay.
'going wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'sad'+'tutor'='sadtutor'
'sadtutor' with letters rearranged gives 'utostrad'.
'a'+'utostrad'+'a'='AUTOSTRADA'

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(Other definitions for autostrada that I've seen before include "European highway" , "a big way" , "fast route" , "motorway abroad" , "way Mafiosi might take?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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