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Stall the couple who have nothing (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

booth

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'stall' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'couple who have nothing' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'nothing' could be 'o' (looks like zero - 0) and 'o' is found within the answer.
'couple' could be 'both' (I've seen this before) and 'both' is found in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'the' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for booth that I've seen before include "compartment for voting" , "Telephone housing" , "Market stall - Lincoln's assassin" , "Kiosk" , "assassin in dramatic situation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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