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Talent for finding underground bar for a quick drop (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nosedive

'a quick drop' is the definition.

'talent for finding underground bar' is the wordplay.
'talent for finding' becomes 'nose' (as in 'a nose for a good deal').
'underground bar' becomes 'dive' (**).
'nose'+'dive'='NOSEDIVE'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nosedive that I've seen before include "headlong plunge" , "fall precipitately" , "plummet" , "steep fall" , "(Make a) steep downward plunge" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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