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Restaurant where Spooner's woman to come first (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tea shop

'restaurant' is the definition.
(tea shop is a kind of restaurant)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for tea shop that I've seen before include "Cafe (paradoxically?)" , "Restaurant serving light meals" , "Small cafe" , "refreshing facility" , "Refreshments provider" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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