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Go down the pub, perhaps — not a nice one? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dive

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'go down' is the first definition.
(diving is a kind of going down)

'pub perhaps not a nice one?' is the second definition.
(as in a dive bar)

'the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dive that I've seen before include "Headlong plunge into water" , "Disreputable nightclub" , "Seedy bar" , "Dip" , "Plunge - seedy club" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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