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Place to act has phase remaining (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stage left

'place to act' is the definition.

'phase remaining' is the wordplay.
'phase' becomes 'stage-' (synonyms).
'remaining' becomes 'left' (synonyms).
'stage'+'left'='STAGE LEFT'

'has' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stage left that I've seen before include "Coach once departed" , "right to the house" , "One side of a theatre" , "on the prompt side" , "actors direction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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