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Quorate assembly reaches halfway point? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

equator

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'halfway point?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both locations as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'quorate assembly' is the wordplay.
'assembly' indicates an anagram.
'quorate' with letters rearranged gives 'EQUATOR'.

'reaches' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for equator that I've seen before include "Line separating northern and southern hemispheres" , "Notional line drawn around the earth" , "What map line may represent" , "It's equidistant from North and South Poles" , "It's at zero degrees latitude" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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