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Queen Vic in south-east offers assistance (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

service

'assistance' is the definition.
(I know that service is a type of accommodation)

'queen vic in south-east' is the wordplay.
'queen' becomes 'ER' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'south east' becomes 'SE' (abbreviation).
'er'+'vic'='ervic'
'ervic' placed within 'se' is 'SERVICE'.

'offers' is the link.

(Other definitions for service that I've seen before include "Tennis opening shot" , "Act of assistance; ceremony" , "following 28 [SILVER]" , "See 15" , "start of action in court" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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