Cryptic crossword clue
Road trips Elaine and Mary alternately take to become more efficient 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word STREAMLINE

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What does STREAMLINE mean?

STREAMLINE noun
  1. A line that is tangent to the velocity of flow of a fluid; equivalent to the path of a specific particle in that flow.
  2. On a weather chart, a line that is tangent to the flow of the wind.
STREAMLINE verb
  1. To design and construct the contours of a vehicle etc. so as to offer the least resistance to its flow through a fluid.
  2. (by extension) To simplify or organize a process in order to increase its efficiency.
  3. To modernise.

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