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Take the chair to the front of patio and stay there (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

preside

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

'the front of patio and stay there' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'stay' could be 'reside' (I've seen this before) and 'reside' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'p' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for preside that I've seen before include "Be chairman" , "Take the chair" , "Be in authority (over)" .)

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