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Press locating Republican in sleazy bar (5)

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I believe the answer is:

drive

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'press locating' is the definition.
'drive' can be an answer for 'press' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'locating' bit.

'republican in sleazy bar' is the wordplay.
'republican' becomes 'R' (abbreviation in US politics).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'sleazy bar' becomes 'dive' (dive can mean a seedy or sleazy bar).
'r' placed into 'dive' is 'DRIVE'.

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(Other definitions for drive that I've seen before include "Energy < tax" , "Road leading to a house" , "demand for chauffeur" , "Steer; trip" , "Urge along" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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