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Large tavern in European capital (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tallinn

'european capital' is the definition.
(capital of Estonia)

'large tavern' is the wordplay.
'large' becomes 'tall' (both can mean big).
'tavern' becomes 'inn' (I've seen this before).
'tall'+'inn'='TALLINN'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tallinn that I've seen before include "Estonian city" , "Capital of Estonia" , "Capital on the Gulf of Finland" , "European capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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