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Unionists only here on a Sunday perhaps? (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

closed shop

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'unionists only here on a sunday perhaps?' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for closed shop that I've seen before include "factory where all the workers are unionists" , "only the unions were taken in" , "Shut down business" , "Union bastion" , "Ceased trading" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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