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Emergency provision in hotel out of order (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hotline

'emergency provision' is the definition.
(phone line used in an emergency)

'in hotel out of order' is the wordplay.
'out of order' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'hotel'='inhotel'
'inhotel' anagrammed gives 'HOTLINE'.

(Other definitions for hotline that I've seen before include "Special phone link" , "Direct telephone link between two officials" , "Important number to call" , "critical link" , "Emergency blower" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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