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The Office cast lack power (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

workplace

'the office' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'cast lack power' is the wordplay.
'cast' indicates anagramming the letters (letters are dispersed or cast around).
'lack'+'power'='lackpower'
'lackpower' with letters rearranged gives 'WORKPLACE'.

(Another definition for workplace that I've seen is " Office -- factory".)

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