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Way to separate characters in small pub ingesting speed (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

space bar

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'way to separate characters' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'small pub ingesting speed' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'pub' becomes 'bar' (both are drinking establishments).
'ingesting' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'speed' becomes 'pace' (pace is a kind of speed).
's'+'bar'='sbar'
'sbar' going around 'pace' is 'SPACE-BAR'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for space bar that I've seen before include "Key feature" , "used by typists?" , "key, large one" , "The biggest typewriter key" , "It is found on a keyboard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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