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Tender in a noisy bar? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

frail

'tender' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a noisy bar?' is the wordplay.
'a noisy' becomes 'f'.
'bar?' becomes 'rail' (rail is a kind of bar**).
'f'+'rail'='FRAIL'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for frail that I've seen before include "hobbling around?" , "Weak, feeble" , "Puny" , "Physically weak, delicate" , "rush" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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