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Distant workplace discussed by drunkard? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

offish

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'distant' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'workplace discussed by drunkard?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'by' could be 'of' and 'of' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'fish' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Another definition for offish that I've seen is " Aloof, distant in manner".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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