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Inside Socrates and Pythagoras' meeting spot (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

espy

'spot' is the definition.
(I know that spot can be written as espy)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for espy that I've seen before include "Catch sight of (poetic)" , "Discern" , "See" , "Spot; observe" , "Perceive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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