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Mostly see a politician where stars are looked for? (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

observatory

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'where stars are looked for?' is the definition.
(where stars can be observed)

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(Other definitions for observatory that I've seen before include "E.g. Jodrell Bank" , "Astronomy centre" , "Building housing a large telescope" , "Building equipped to view the heavens" , "Building used for astronomy" .)

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