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Passing places (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deathbeds

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'passing places' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'passing places' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'passing' could be 'death' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'death' is present in the answer.
'places' could be 'beds' (bedding is a kind of placing) and 'beds' is present in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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