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Large following abandoning central pub (5)

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local

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(Other definitions for local that I've seen before include "Pub, maybe" , "where the neighbours drink?" , "Nearby pub" , "bar" , "Of the particular neighbourhood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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