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No ultimate sign of wear in this small travel iron? (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strip club

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'no ultimate sign of wear' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'small travel iron?' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'travel' becomes 'trip' (trip is a kind of travel).
'iron?' becomes 'club' (iron is a type of golf club).
's'+'trip'+'club'='STRIP CLUB'

'in this' is the link.

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(Other definitions for strip club that I've seen before include "Clip joint" , "Where entertainers can be barely seen" , "exotic dancers here" , "Revealing venue" , "Place of naked entertainment" .)

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