Administrative area away from the skating rink (6)
I believe the answer is:
office
'administrative area' is the definition.
'office' can be an answer for 'area' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'administrative' bit.
'away from the skating rink' is the wordplay.
'away from' becomes 'off' (I've seen this before).
'the skating rink' becomes 'ice' (ice is a kind of skating rink).
'off'+'ice'='OFFICE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for office that I've seen before include "Department" , "Where many of us work" , "employment > service" , "Position of authority" , "Workplace for clerks" .)