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Favourable deal the innkeeper hopes to make (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bargain

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'favourable deal' is the definition.
'bargain' can be an answer for 'deal' (synonyms). I am unsure of the 'favourable' bit.

'innkeeper hopes to make' is the wordplay.
'innkeeper hopes' becomes 'bar' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to make' becomes 'gain' ('gain' can be a synonym of 'make').
'bar'+'gain'='BARGAIN'

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for bargain that I've seen before include "Thing bought cheaply" , "special deal" , "Haggle; a good deal" , "Agreement; cheap item" , "Great deal!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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