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Cancel opening of N European hotel (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inn

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'hotel' is the definition.
(inn is a kind of hotel)

'cancel opening of n european' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'n' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'in' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for inn that I've seen before include "Jamaica, for one" , "watering hole" , "place to eat, drink and sleep" , "Roadhouse" , "Resting place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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