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Bars in which people usually serve Coke (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lines

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'bars' is the definition.
(bar can mean a line)

'in which people usually serve coke' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'in' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'les' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for lines that I've seen before include "Actor's text" , "Skin wrinkles" , "Long thin strokes" , "Items" , "imposition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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