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Inclines to have millions invested in race venue (2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

le mans

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'race venue' is the definition.
(as in 24 Hours of Le Mans)

'inclines to have millions' is the wordplay.
'inclines' becomes 'leans' ('lean' can be a synonym of 'incline').
'to have' is an insertion indicator.
'millions' becomes 'm' (abbreviation for millions).
'leans' placed around 'm' is 'LE MANS'.

'invested in' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for le mans that I've seen before include "French town" , "French 24-hour motor race" , "French racetrack" , "French city renowned for sports car race" , "Place" .)

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