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Good smell, like a genuine taverna (5)

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I believe the answer is:

greek

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'a genuine taverna' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'good smell' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'smell' becomes 'reek' (reeking is a kind of smelling).
'g'+'reek'='GREEK'

'like' is the link.

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(Other definitions for greek that I've seen before include "(Unknown?) European language" , "Foreigner" , "National?" , "One from Salonika" , "Hellene" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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