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Give later instructions about deliveries on journey (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

override

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'give later instructions' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'deliveries on journey' is the wordplay.
'deliveries' becomes 'over' (a cricket over consists of six deliveries).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'journey' becomes 'ride' (ride is a kind of journey).
'over'+'ride'='OVERRIDE'

'about' is the link.

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(Other definitions for override that I've seen before include "Cancel by higher authority" , "Annul" , "Take manual control" , "Use one's authority to reject or cancel a decision" , "Countermand" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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