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If not upset, BBC presenter loses face in dodgy poll here (6,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rotten borough

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'if not upset bbc presenter loses face in dodgy poll here' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for rotten borough that I've seen before include "Corrupt constituency in former times" , "English parliamentary constituency of a kind abolished by the 1832 Reform Act" , "Tiny-electorate seat (hist.)" , "old constituency" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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