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Where those who board get off? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dorm

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'where those who board get off?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how they can define each other.

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(Other definitions for dorm that I've seen before include "Boarding school bedroom (abbr)" , "Rest area" , "place to sleep" , "where many crash" , "Sleeping quarters (abbr)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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