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Place to drink nothing in current circumstances (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oasis

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'place' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Place of refreshment ' mean 'oasis' so perhaps 'place' could also mean 'oasis')

'drink nothing in current circumstances' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'nothing' could be 'o' (looks like zero - 0) and 'o' is found within the answer.
'current' could be 'i' (symbol for electric current) and 'i' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ass' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for oasis that I've seen before include "Famous group" , "British band" , "Florist's foam" , "Place of peace" , "Green area in desert" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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