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Like the presidential office of Surrey C.C.C.? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oval

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'like' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'presidential office of surrey c c c ?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'val' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for oval that I've seen before include "London cricket ground" , "Elliptical figure" , "It's egg-shaped for cricketers" , "Squashed circle" , "sports ground" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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