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Not half clumsy cleaner in place where members gather (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clubroom

'place where members gather' is the definition.

'not half clumsy cleaner' is the wordplay.
'not half' indicates taking half.
'cleaner' becomes 'broom' (I've seen this before).
'clumsy' with half the letters taken is 'clu'.
'clu'+'broom'='CLUBROOM'

'in' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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