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Stupid pub has a point (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inane

'stupid' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'pub has a point' is the wordplay.
'pub' becomes 'inn' (an inn is a type of pub).
'has' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'point' becomes 'E' (compass point).
'inn' going around 'a' is 'inan'.
'inan'+'e'='INANE'

(Other definitions for inane that I've seen before include "Foolish, fatuous" , "Empty" , "Mindlessly silly" , "Without meaning or point" , "Lacking meaning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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