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Street's not a place for events and functions (5)

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I believe the answer is:

venue

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'place for events and functions' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'street's not a' is the wordplay.
'street' becomes 'avenue' (avenue is a kind of street).
'not' is a deletion indicator.
'avenue' with 'a' taken out is 'VENUE'.

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(Other definitions for venue that I've seen before include "Appointed place or location" , "Rendezvous" , "Appointed place as for meeting" , "The place where something happens" , "We could have a meeting here" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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