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Port found in poor Spanish-speaking area with no bar (3)

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I believe the answer is:

rio

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'port' is the definition.
(Rio de Janeiro is a port)

'spanish-speaking area with no bar' is the wordplay.
'spanish-speaking area' becomes 'barrio' (I've seen this before).
'with no' suggests deleting specific letters.
'barrio' with 'bar' taken out is 'RIO'.

'found in poor' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for rio that I've seen before include "A Mexican river - like Grande" , "Erstwhile home of Biggs" , "Port, -- de Janeiro" , "... Grande, ... de Janeiro" , "Location of next Olympic Games, in short" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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