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Requested opening of bar in shopping centre for celebration (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

masked ball

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'celebration' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

'requested opening of bar in shopping centre' is the wordplay.
'requested' becomes 'asked' ('ask' can be a synonym of 'request').
'opening of' says to take the initial letters.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'shopping centre' becomes 'mall' (a mall is a large shopping complex).
The initial letter of 'bar' is 'b'.
'asked'+'b'='askedb'
'askedb' inserted inside 'mall' is 'MASKED BALL'.

'for' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for masked ball that I've seen before include "social event" , "special sort of party" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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