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Face irate members assembled in restaurant (9)

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I believe the answer is:

cafeteria

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'assembled in restaurant' is the definition.
'cafeteria' can be an answer for 'restaurant' (cafeteria is a kind of restaurant). I am not certain of the 'assembled in' bit.

'face irate members' is the wordplay.
'members' is an anagram indicator (members or parts of the anagram in a different way).
'face'+'irate'='faceirate'
'faceirate' with letters rearranged gives 'CAFETERIA'.

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(Other definitions for cafeteria that I've seen before include "cheap restaurant" , "where food is served" , "place of refreshment" , "Where one scoffs" , "eating-place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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