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Line on map represents round watering hole (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

isobar

'line on map' is the definition.
(line indicating pressure on a map)

'represents round watering hole' is the wordplay.
'represents' becomes 'is' (eg a symbol represents or 'is' something else).
'round' becomes 'o' (o is a circular letter).
'watering hole' becomes 'bar' (watering hole can mean a drinking establishment).
'is'+'o'+'bar'='ISOBAR'

(Other definitions for isobar that I've seen before include "Line in front" , "Line joining places of equal barometric pressure" , "Weather-map line" , "Line on map indicating atmospheric pressure" , "It connects points of equal barometric pressure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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