"route-one" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more route-one [comparative], most route-one [superlative]
Etymology: From route one football, a very direct association football strategy. Head templates: {{en-adj}} route-one (comparative more route-one, superlative most route-one)
  1. Pertaining to route one football.
    Sense id: en-route-one-en-adj-Pc5RTTw8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29
  2. (UK, slang) Direct, basic, unsubtle, brute force. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-route-one-en-adj-4BNSE9cy Categories (other): British English
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          "ref": "2019 March 14, Sara Hawys Roberts, Leon Noakes, Withdrawn Traces: Searching for the Truth about Richey Manic, Foreword by Rachel Edwards, Random House, →ISBN:",
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