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What the pub's called? (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

local name

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'what' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'pub's called?' is the wordplay.
'pub' becomes 'local' (one's local pub).
'called?' becomes 'name' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'local'+'name'='LOCAL NAME'

'the' is the link.

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