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Drives away from eastern mountains, finding way through (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

estranges

'drives away' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Another definition for estranges that I've seen is " Drives away".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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