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Innkeeper is married, I'm keen to emphasise (8,7)

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I believe the answer is:

mistress quickly

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'innkeeper is' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'married i'm keen to emphasise' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'married' could be 'm' and 'm' is located in the answer.
'i'm' could be 'i' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'i' is located in the answer.
'emphasise' could be 'stress' (synonyms) and 'stress' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'quickly' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for mistress quickly that I've seen before include "Shakespearean role" , "Shakespeare character" , "Bard's landlady" , "Doctor's servant" , "Doctor's housekeeper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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