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A grub stop when travelling? (9)

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I believe the answer is:

gastropub

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'a grub stop when travelling?' is the definition.
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'a grub stop when travelling?' is the wordplay.
'when travelling?' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'grub'+'stop'='agrubstop'
'agrubstop' with letters rearranged gives 'GASTROPUB'.

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(Other definitions for gastropub that I've seen before include "Eaterie" , "Bogus trap (anag) -- somewhere good to eat and drink?" , "Eatery" , "place of fine dining" , "Place for beer and good food" .)

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