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Man in small tavern that's refurbished (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

servant

'man' is the definition.
(man can mean someone's personal servant)

'small tavern that's refurbished' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'that's refurbished' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tavern' anagrammed gives 'ervant'.
's'+'ervant'='SERVANT'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for servant that I've seen before include "Menial" , "Helper or attendant (sometimes humble or obedient?)" , "Butler, e.g." , "Perhaps help" , "One working for another" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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