Stick around Tom, Dick and Harry, pub bound! (8)
I believe the answer is:
gallumph
'bound' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'stick around tom dick and harry pub' is the wordplay.
'stick' becomes 'gum' (I've seen this before).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'tom dick and harry' becomes 'all' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'pub' becomes 'ph' (abbreviation).
'gum' placed around 'all' is 'gallum'.
'gallum'+'ph'='GALLUMPH'
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I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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