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The lot of the local licensee (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

all

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

'of the local licensee' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'ALL' is hidden within 'local licensee'.

(Other definitions for all that I've seen before include "The works" , "that's as many as there are" , "100%" , "'... things come to those who wait'" , "Garden passage between trees or bushes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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