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Rob worked around first restaurant (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bistro

'restaurant' is the definition.
(bistro is a kind of restaurant)

'rob worked around first' is the wordplay.
'worked' indicates an anagram.
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'first' becomes 'ist' (**).
'rob' anagrammed gives 'bro'.
'bro' going around 'ist' is 'BISTRO'.

(Other definitions for bistro that I've seen before include "Small inexpensive eatery" , "Cheap restaurant" , "Little restaurant" , "Cafe/restaurant" , "'Small, inexpensive restaurant (6)'" .)

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