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On the blink, TV near bar (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tavern

'bar' is the definition.
(I know that bar can be written as tavern)

'on the blink tv near' is the wordplay.
'on the blink' indicates an anagram (informal phrase meaning 'not working properly').
'tv'+'near'='tvnear'
'tvnear' with letters rearranged gives 'TAVERN'.

(Other definitions for tavern that I've seen before include "Old song: 'There is a ...... in the town, in the town'" , "An old inn or hostelry" , "Old-fashioned word for pub" , "drinking establishment" , "An old inn or public house" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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