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Pub notice laid out in this funny-looking alphabet (8)

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phonetic

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'alphabet' is the definition.
(phonetic alphabet is a kind of alphabet)

'pub notice laid out in' is the wordplay.
'pub' becomes 'ph' (abbreviation).
'laid out' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'notice' is an anagram of 'onetic'.
'ph' placed into 'onetic' is 'PHONETIC'.

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(Other definitions for phonetic that I've seen before include "Relating to speech sounds" , "Pinch toe (anag.)" , "representing vocal sounds" , "Relating to the sound of words" , "Of spelling, corresponding to pronunciation" .)

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