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Why eat in resort? It's preventing progress (2,3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in the way

'preventing progress' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'why eat in resort?' is the wordplay.
'resort?' indicates an anagram (re-sort the letters).
'why'+'eat'+'in'='whyeatin'
'whyeatin' anagrammed gives 'IN THE WAY'.

'it's' is the link.

(Other definitions for in the way that I've seen before include "Causing obstruction" , "Obstructing" , "causing a blockage" , "Being . . . . . . . . like 11 Across" , "Impeding one's progress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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