The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word WANDERLUST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result WANDERLUST
- Finally, hospital patient was under treatment for itchy feet
- Urge to go somewhere else wasn’t ruled out of order
- Pale powder covers fairy king with itchy feet
- Dawn breaking with strange lustre gives one the travel bug
- It shows with roaming around lands? True
- An urge to stray wasn’t ruled out
- How adult wrens wish to travel?
- Desire to travel wide including Ulster perhaps
- Harry wasn't lured by a desire to see places
- Desire to move baton, result being different
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The straight part
We know that "travel bug" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case travel bug = wanderlust.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does WANDERLUST mean?
WANDERLUST noun- A strong impulse or longing to travel.
- To feel a strong impulse or longing to travel.
- To roam or travel widely.