Radio Times 41

[Ripper]

Please can someone explain 7 down:
Reading about rook at a meeting (2,10) I_ C_N_E_E_C
I'm sure the answer should be In Conference (at a meeting) but can't make head nor tail of the wordplay!!
Thanks in advance

[Tilly2]

Is a gathering of rooks called 'a conference'?

[dannyk13]

In conference Inference round con=rook

[Frank97]

It's a Parliament of Rooks, Tilly.

[Ripper]

Brilliant! Thank you all

[boxtops]

This one's been asked before, sounds as if the setter believes that the group name for rooks is conference....

[Mamyalynne]

No s Danny says above

Reading - Inference
Rook Con

[Mamyalynne]

^as