Where publicans may be locked up (6,4)
I believe the answer is:
behind bars
'locked up' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'where publicans may be' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'be' is within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for behind bars that I've seen before include "Where drinks are kept" , "Serving time" , "under lock and key" , "not being free" , "being detained?" .)