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Grill room on left close to patisserie (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lattice

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

'room on left close to patisserie' is the wordplay.
'room' becomes 'attic' (I've seen this before**).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'close to' suggests the final letters (the close/ending of).
The last letter of 'patisserie' is 'e'.
'attic' after 'l' is 'lattic'.
'lattic'+'e'='LATTICE'

(Other definitions for lattice that I've seen before include "Regular arrangement" , "Ornamental framework" , "Arrangement with bars" , "Grid" , "Structure with criss-cross strips" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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