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Pubs in the Norwegian and Swedish capitals (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inns

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'pubs' is the definition.
(an inn is a type of pub)

'in the norwegian and swedish capitals' is the wordplay.
'the norwegian' becomes 'n' (this might be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'capitals' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'swedish' is 's'.
'in'+'n'+'s'='INNS'

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(Other definitions for inns that I've seen before include "Places to stay" , "Drinking places (frequented by barristers?)" , "King's ..., for the legal eagles" , "Locals" , "drinking haunts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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