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Make up for location where actors rest (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

offset

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'make up for' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'location where actors rest' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'location' could be 'set' (set is a kind of location) and 'set' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'off' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for offset that I've seen before include "Amount by which something is out of line" , "Amount by which a thing is out of line" , "Place at an angle to the main alignment" , "Counteract to compensate" , "Distance out of line" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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