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Gate crashes inns around Germany, Spain and up North (6,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

barges in

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'gate crashes' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with motion as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'inns around germany spain and up north' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'spain' could be 'es' (es is an abbreviation for Spain) and 'es' is found within the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for barges in that I've seen is " Gate-crashes, enters forcefully".)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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