Motel meet-up, maybe (5)

I believe the answer is:

tryst

(Other definitions for tryst that I've seen before include "private appointment" , "Romantic rendezvous (literary)" , "Romantic assignation" , "Date" , "Rendezvous with lover" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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