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French resort having pub outside one hotel (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

biarritz

'french resort' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'pub outside one hotel' is the wordplay.
'pub' becomes 'bar' (I've seen this before).
'outside' indicates putting letters inside.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'hotel' becomes 'ritz' (I've seen this before).
'bar' going around 'i' is 'biar'.
'biar'+'ritz'='BIARRITZ'

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for biarritz that I've seen before include "French Biscay resort" , "Bay of Biscay resort" , "Seaside resort in south-west France" , "French coastal resort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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