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Appointment where curling is over and done with? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

office

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(Other definitions for office that I've seen before include "Subsidiary" , "Place for administration business" , "professional business?" , "Where many of us work" , "Business room or religious rite" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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