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Point of banquet not having starter (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

east

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'point' is the definition.
(east is a kind of point)

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(Other definitions for east that I've seen before include "Towards the dawn" , "course" , "Bearing of ninety degrees" , "playing partner" , "Compass direction" .)

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