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Wager little in tavern at intermediate stage (2-7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in-between

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'at intermediate stage' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'wager little in tavern' is the wordplay.
'wager' becomes 'bet' (synonyms).
'little' becomes 'wee' (similar in meaning).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'tavern' becomes 'inn' (I've seen this in another clue).
'bet'+'wee'='betwee'
'betwee' put into 'inn' is 'IN-BETWEEN'.

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(Another definition for in-between that I've seen is " Intermediate".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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