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The last pair of you can take five hundred to the southeast to external facilities (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outhouse

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'the last pair of you can take five hundred to the southeast' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'external facilities' is the wordplay.
'external' becomes 'out' (similar in meaning).
'facilities' becomes 'house' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'out'+'house'='OUTHOUSE'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for outhouse that I've seen before include "External building" , "Building in the grounds of a house" , "Construction" , "Building near home" , "Smaller building separate from main one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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