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Watering hole gets locals tipsy on a regular basis (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oasis

'watering hole' is the definition.
(water hole in a desert)

'locals tipsy on a regular basis' is the wordplay.
'on a regular basis' indicates alternate letters.
'locals'+'tipsy'='localstipsy'
The alternate letters of 'localstipsy' are 'OASIS'.

'gets' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for oasis that I've seen before include "beauty spot" , "Band with Liam and Noel Gallagher" , "Green area in desert" , "water you'll want here" , "Fertile spot in desert" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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