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Up to now, Romeo not seen in comfy spot (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sofa

'comfy spot' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'up to now romeo not' is the wordplay.
'up to now' becomes 'sofar' (I've seen this in another clue).
'romeo' becomes 'r' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'not' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'sofar' with 'r' taken out is 'SOFA'.

'seen in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sofa that I've seen before include "Wide padded seat" , "Upholstered seat for two or more" , "Chesterfield, maybe" , "Divan" , "Upholstered seat for more than one person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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