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Lie about secure provision for the smarter patrons? (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lounge bar

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'provision for the smarter patrons?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'lie about secure' is the wordplay.
'lie about' becomes 'lounge' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'secure' becomes 'bar' (barring is a kind of securing).
'lounge'+'bar'='LOUNGE-BAR'

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(Other definitions for lounge bar that I've seen before include "drinking-hole" , "part of hotel, perhaps" , "saloon" , "Where one may have stout" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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