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There's no air in Emirates for track events (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

meets

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'events' is the definition.
(meet is a kind of event)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

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(Other definitions for meets that I've seen before include "Encounters, perhaps by appointment" , "Gathers together" , "Encounters or suffices" , "Hunt assemblies" , "Effectively copes with" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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