Road avoiding town (6)

I believe the answer is:

bypass

(Other definitions for bypass that I've seen before include "Road built to avoid another" , "heart operation" , "Skirt" , "Ring road" , "Circuitous route (for traffic, fluids etc)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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