Cryptic crossword clue
Second right taken in course, to retrace one’s steps 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BACKTRACK

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What does BACKTRACK mean?

BACKTRACK noun
  1. The act of backtracking
BACKTRACK verb
  1. To retrace one's steps.
  2. To repeat or review work already done.
  3. To taxi down an active runway in the opposite direction to that being used for takeoff.
  4. To exercise a racehorse around the racetrack in the opposite direction to that in which races are run.

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