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Country wanting a Dutch amateur is the place to go (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

can

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'the place to go' is the definition.
(place to go to the toilet)

'country wanting a' is the wordplay.
'country' becomes 'c' (this might be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'wanting' says to put letters next to each other.
'a' becomes 'an'.
'c'+'an'='CAN'

'dutch amateur is' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for can that I've seen before include "Cooler" , "Possesses ability" , "May" , "has power" , "SECOND PART OF 10" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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