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Miss going to a festival (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gala

'festival' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'miss going to a' is the wordplay.
'miss' becomes 'gal' ('gal' can be a synonym of 'miss').
'going to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'gal'+'a'='GALA'

(Other definitions for gala that I've seen before include "Carnival, fete" , "A festive occasion, perhaps of sporting nature" , "Sports meeting" , "sporting event" , "Prod with the elbow" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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