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Mopes about at raceourse (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

epsom

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'raceourse' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'mopes about' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'mopes' with letters rearranged gives 'EPSOM'.

'at' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for epsom that I've seen before include "Surrey race course" , "English town, of course?" , "Mopes around English Derby venue" , "Poems about the race-course" , "Derby race track" .)

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