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Path that leads everybody to extremes of ecstasy (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alley

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'path that leads' is the definition.
'alley' can be an answer for 'path' (alley is a kind of path). I'm unsure of the rest of the definition.

'everybody to extremes of ecstasy' is the wordplay.
'everybody' becomes 'all' (I've seen this before).
'to extremes of' means to remove the middle letters.
'ecstasy' with its centre taken out is 'ey'.
'all'+'ey'='ALLEY'

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(Other definitions for alley that I've seen before include "Narrow lane; type of cat" , "Marble" , "space in US court" , "garden path" , "Narrow passageway" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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