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Letter from Greece in local newspaper (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

phi

'letter from greece' is the definition.
(letter from the Greek alphabet)

'local newspaper' is the wordplay.
'local' becomes 'ph' (abbreviation for Public House).
'newspaper' becomes 'i' (UK newspaper).
'ph'+'i'='PHI'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for phi that I've seen before include "Greek letter, equivalent to F" , "Greek letter in previous answer" , "exotic character" , "Greek letter; hip (anag.)" , "Letter from the Balkans" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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