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Held a group discussion to produce ideas in new modernist bar (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brainstormed

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'held a group discussion to produce ideas' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'new modernist bar' is the wordplay.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'modernist'+'bar'='modernistbar'
'modernistbar' with letters rearranged gives 'BRAINSTORMED'.

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(Another definition for brainstormed that I've seen is " discussed possible ideas".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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