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"route" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often way (3 letters).
Definitions
divert in a specified direction
Word origin
From Middle English route, from Old French route, from Latin rupta [via] (literally “a path made by force”). Compare Modern French route. See routine. Further via Latin ruptus related with bankrupt.
Used in a sentence
“The route was used so much that it formed a rut.”
“You need to find a route that you can take between these two obstacles.”
“We live near the bus route.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Path to a destination”5 letters
02“Planned path”5 letters
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