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Space to lounge outside with married man (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

legroom

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'space' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lounge outside with married man' is the wordplay.
'outside' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'married man' becomes 'groom' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'lounge' with its middle removed is 'le'.
'le'+'groom'='LEGROOM'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for legroom that I've seen before include "Space often lacking on a plane!" , "Space between seat rows" , "Space needed to avoid cramped position" , "Space to stretch for seated person" , "Space in front of a seat" .)

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