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Dismissed poor service in store (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outlet

'store' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'dismissed poor service' is the wordplay.
'dismissed' becomes 'out' (I've seen this before).
'poor service' becomes 'let' (tennis).
'out'+'let'='OUTLET'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for outlet that I've seen before include "Discharge pipe" , "Opening permitting release" , "Retail point" , "Opening, vent." , "Shop (retail)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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