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Representatives don't have a place they can go (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gents

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'they can go' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'representatives don't have a' is the wordplay.
'representatives' becomes 'agents' (agent is a kind of representative).
'don't have' suggests deleting specific letters.
'agents' with 'a' removed is 'GENTS'.

'place' is the link.

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(Other definitions for gents that I've seen before include "Public convenience" , "Men (colloq.)" , "toilet" , "Male loos" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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