Topless blonde left for place folk get high? (7)

I believe the answer is:

airport

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'place folk get high?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'topless blonde left' is the wordplay.
'topless' means to remove the first letter.
'blonde' becomes 'fair' (similar in meaning).
'left' becomes 'port' (left side of a ship - opposite of starboard).
'fair' with its initial letter removed is 'air'.
'air'+'port'='AIRPORT'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for airport that I've seen before include "Strange pit roar in the travel terminal" , "Centre for planes coming and going" , "place with lounges for travellers?" , "Liverpool's John Lennon, for example" , "plane where it lands" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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