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Poirot assembled pieces to reveal lists (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rotas

'lists' is the definition.
(rota is a kind of list)

'poirot assembled pieces to reveal' is the wordplay.
'to reveal' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'ROTAS' can be found hidden inside 'poirot assembled pieces'.

(Other definitions for rotas that I've seen before include "Rolls" , "they tell us when to work" , "Rosters" , "Duty lists" , "Cycles of duty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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