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The Gathering in The Acropolis (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crop

'the gathering' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in the acropolis' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'CROP' is hidden within 'acropolis'.

(Other definitions for crop that I've seen before include "Harvest yield" , "Expanded part of bird's throat" , "Whip with loop instead of lash" , "Trim (a photograph)" , "farm produce" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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