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A meeting place when going to bed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ascot

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'a meeting' is the definition.
(horse racing meeting)

'when going to bed' is the wordplay.
'when' becomes 'as' (eg 'when I walked' means 'as I walked').
'going to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bed' becomes 'cot' (cot is a kind of bed).
'as'+'cot'='ASCOT'

'place' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for ascot that I've seen before include "Type of necktie" , "Famous racecourse" , "somewhere in Berks" , "Royal racing venue" , "Horse-racing venue" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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