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Depression in gloomy place, on ecstasy (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dimple

'depression' is the definition.
(dimple is a kind of depression)

'gloomy place on ecstasy' is the wordplay.
'gloomy' becomes 'dim'.
'place' becomes 'pl' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'ecstasy' becomes 'e' (informal term for the drug).
'dim'+'pl'+'e'='DIMPLE'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dimple that I've seen before include "Fleshy dent" , "Small depression in flesh" , "Slight depression (in the skin)" , "Attractive indentation in face" , "Natural dent in skin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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