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Outlaw bar is near hotel (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

banish

'outlaw' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'bar is near hotel' is the wordplay.
'bar' becomes 'ban' (I've seen this in another clue).
'near' says to put letters next to each other.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'ban'+'is'+'h'='BANISH'

(Other definitions for banish that I've seen before include "Dismiss, send away" , "Send into exile" , "Send (someone) away" , "Send away (as punishment)" , "Exile (someone)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and The Irish Times.
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