Cryptic crossword clue
Routes and fare stages 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word COURSES

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The straight part
We know that "Routes/fare stages" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case routes/fare stages = courses.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does COURSES mean?

COURSES noun
  1. A sequence of events.
  2. A path that something or someone moves along.
  3. The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
  4. (in the plural, courses) Menses.
  5. A row or file of objects.
  6. One or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to played together.
COURSES verb
  1. To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
  2. To run through or over.
  3. To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
  4. To cause to chase after or pursue game.
COURSES noun
  1. Menses.

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