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Business in this spot is to form a unified whole (6)

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I believe the answer is:

cohere

'to form a unified whole' is the definition.
(to cohere is to make a unified or cohesive whole)

'business in this spot' is the wordplay.
'business' becomes 'co' (short for company).
'in this spot' becomes 'here' ('here' means in this location).
'co'+'here'='COHERE'

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cohere that I've seen before include "Hold firmly together" , "Cling" , "Stick firmly together" , "Stick together, remain united" , "Fit together" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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