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Meet following first-class service (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

face

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'meet' is the definition.
(facing is a kind of meeting)

'following first-class service' is the wordplay.
'following' becomes 'f' (used when citing page numbers etc).
'first-class service' becomes 'ace' (ace is a kind of service. I am not sure about the 'first-class' bit.).
'f'+'ace'='FACE'

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(Other definitions for face that I've seen before include "TV show" , "celebrity" , "'Cheeks, mouth, eyes etc (4)'" , "Cope with" , "well-known person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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