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European hostelry led by female (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

finn

'european' is the definition.
(someone from Finland)

'hostelry led by female' is the wordplay.
'hostelry' becomes 'inn' (synonyms).
'led by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'inn' put after 'f' is 'FINN'.

(Other definitions for finn that I've seen before include "Someone from Turku" , "Huckleberry - -" , "adventurer in Mark Twain story" , "Northern European" , "Scandinavian such as Sibelius" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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