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Bar lewd servant from going topless (6)

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tavern

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(Other definitions for tavern that I've seen before include "Building with a bar" , "Tap house" , "An old inn or public house" , "Old-fashioned word for pub" , "Local" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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