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Appointments to eat? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dates

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'appointments' is the definition.
('date' can be a synonym of 'appointment')

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(Other definitions for dates that I've seen before include "Palm fruit" , "becomes less fresh" , "Sweet edible fruits of a palm" , "appearing on most coins" , "Particular times" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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