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Popular name for hostelry (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inn

'for hostelry' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'popular name' is the wordplay.
'popular' becomes 'in' ('in' can mean trendy).
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'in'+'n'='INN'

(Other definitions for inn that I've seen before include "Jamaica, for one" , "Pub with lodging" , "English country pub" , "watering-hole" , "Possibly Jamaica" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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