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In bars, be up for port (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brisbane

'for port' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in bars be up' is the wordplay.
'up' indicates anagramming the letters (letters get chucked up).
'in'+'bars'+'be'='inbarsbe'
'inbarsbe' with letters rearranged gives 'BRISBANE'.

(Other definitions for brisbane that I've seen before include "Strange bairns be in Oz" , "Australian city" , "There be bairns in Australia" , "Queensland's capital" , "State capital of Queensland" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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