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What a licensed bowling alley has to offer? Fun (4,3,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beer and skittles

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'fun' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'what a licensed bowling alley has to offer?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is located in the answer.
'bowling' could be 'skittles' (skittles is a kind of bowling) and 'skittles' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for beer and skittles that I've seen before include "enjoyment" , "Licensed bowling alley will provide" , "idle fun" , "provided at a licensed bowling alley" , "amusement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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