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What interrupts a blighter in the pub? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alehouse

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'the pub?' is the definition.
(alehouse is a kind of pub)

'what interrupts a blighter' is the wordplay.
'what' becomes 'eh' (sound used to ask 'what?' or 'pardon?').
'interrupts' indicates putting letters inside.
'blighter' becomes 'louse' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'a'+'louse'='alouse'
'eh' put inside 'alouse' is 'ALEHOUSE'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for alehouse that I've seen before include "Old pub" , "drinks here?" , "Inn" , "old tavern" , "the nineteenth?" .)

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