The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CYCLED
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The straight part
We know that "Took to the road/went round and round" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case took to the road/went round and round = cycled.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does CYCLED mean?
CYCLED verb- To ride a bicycle or other cycle.
- To go through a cycle or to put through a cycle.
- To turn power off and back on
- To maintain a team's possession of the puck in the offensive zone by handling and passing the puck in a loop from the boards near the goal up the side boards and passing to back to the boards near the goal