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I will leave New Zealand people, returning to travel (4)

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I believe the answer is:

roam

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'travel' is the definition.
(roaming is a kind of travelling)

'i will leave new zealand people returning' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'i' could be 'a' and 'a' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rom' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for roam that I've seen before include "Wander freely" , "range" , "Walk without a specific destination" , "Meander" , "go on walkabout" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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