Gather statistic on Greg at event centre (10)

I believe the answer is:

congregate

'gather' is the definition.
(I know that congregate is a more specific form of the action gather)

'statistic on greg at event centre' is the wordplay.
'centre' indicates a hidden word (hidden in the middle of the letters).
'CONGREGATE' is hidden within 'statistic on greg at event'.

(Other definitions for congregate that I've seen before include "Gather - assemble" , "Gather together" , "Gather in a crowd" , "Make flock" , "Flock together" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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