Related Clues:

• Spot in Congress
• Banana ___
• Outlet for one's thoughts
• Try escorts, losing heart maybe
• Short treatise
• Good thing to have on a train
• Candidate's quest
• Place to find an argument, perhaps
• Formal account of a matter
• Padded bicycle part
• Saddle or sofa
• Do some ushering
• Prize on a crowded bus
• Eg, stool of chair
• Written contest entry, say