Sensualist’s place accommodating Yankee pub (8)
I believe the answer is:
sybarite
'sensualist's' is the definition.
(sybarite is a kind of sensualist)
'place accommodating yankee pub' is the wordplay.
'place' becomes 'site' ('site' can be a synonym of 'place'**).
'accommodating' is an insertion indicator.
'yankee' becomes 'y' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'pub' becomes 'bar' (I've seen this before).
'y'+'bar'='ybar'
'site' placed around 'ybar' is 'SYBARITE'.
(Other definitions for sybarite that I've seen before include "One luxurious" , "Self-indulgent person" , "Epicure" , "Lover of luxury" , "Person excessively fond of luxury and comfort" .)