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Travel to the end of the line for food (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tripe

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'line for food' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to communication as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'travel to the end of' is the wordplay.
'travel' becomes 'trip' (synonyms).
'end of' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'the' is 'e'.
'trip'+'e'='TRIPE'

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tripe that I've seen before include "Rubbish; stomach as food" , "Swallowed" , "Cow's stomach lining used as food" , "Bunk" , "Pants" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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