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Oi! Michael Caine character gave up acting then left director's boring location (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oilfield

(Other definitions for oilfield that I've seen before include "Source of petroleum" , "Area of liquid fuel reserves" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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