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Where the ruffian gets beaten up (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

funfair

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'where the ruffian gets beaten up' is the definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'where the ruffian' is the wordplay.
'where' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'ruffian' with letters rearranged gives 'FUNFAIR'.

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(Other definitions for funfair that I've seen before include "place of amusement" , "Amusements here" , "Amusement park" , "Swings and roundabouts" , "entertainment for the family?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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