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Congress in recess -- why? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nooky

'congress' is the definition.
(informal term for sex)

'recess why?' is the wordplay.
'recess' becomes 'nook' (I've seen this before).
'nook'+'y'='NOOKY'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for nooky that I've seen before include "Congress" , "Sexual activity (slang)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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