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Burial place of Thomas Black (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tomb

'burial place' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'thomas black' is the wordplay.
'thomas' becomes 'tom'.
'black' becomes 'b' (as in pencil classifications).
'tom'+'b'='TOMB'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for tomb that I've seen before include "Catacomb" , "Sepulchre" , "Building for a body" , "Resting place" , "remains here" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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