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Discuss business where speeches can be bought? (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

talk shop

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'discuss business' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'speeches can be bought?' is the wordplay.
'speeches' becomes 'talks' (talk is a kind of speech).
'can be bought?' becomes 'hop' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'talks'+'hop'='TALK SHOP'

'where' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for talk shop that I've seen before include "Discuss work at a social event" , "Discuss business out of hours" , "like company bosses may do" , "Speak about one's work" , "Discuss matters concerning one's work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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