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Previous location of a trade fair (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exposition

'a trade fair' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'previous location' is the wordplay.
'previous' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'location' becomes 'position' (synonyms).
'ex'+'position'='EXPOSITION'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for exposition that I've seen before include "Public display" , "commentary" , "Account" , "large show" , "fair" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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