The marketplace in Athens, used for popular meetings (5)

I believe the answer is:

agora

(Other definitions for agora that I've seen before include "meeting place" , "(Many-headed) monster" , "Classical marketplace" , "Ancient Greek marketplace or assembly area" , "Place to gather" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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