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"Stomach” in local language, capital letter dropped (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inner man

'stomach' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'local language capital letter dropped' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'local' could be 'inn' (local can mean someone's local pub) and 'inn' is found within the answer.
'letter' could be 'r' and 'r' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for inner man that I've seen before include "Male mind; stomach or appetite (facetious)" , "The soul; the stomach" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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