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Return of spirit in debate (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forum

'debate' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'return of spirit' is the wordplay.
'return' is a reversal indicator.
'spirit' becomes 'rum' (alcoholic spirit).
'of' written backwards gives 'fo'.
'fo'+'rum'='FORUM'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for forum that I've seen before include "place for debate" , "Place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece" , "Online message board" , "Public meeting or assembly for open discussion" , "Place to meet people" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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