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Interior of pub — about to be done over (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inner

'interior' is the definition.
(I know that interior can be written as inner)

'pub about to be done over' is the wordplay.
'pub' becomes 'inn' (an inn is a type of pub).
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'to be done over' is a reversal indicator (flipped over).
're' reversed gives 'er'.
'inn'+'er'='INNER'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for inner that I've seen before include "Opposite of outer" , "Region around bullseye" , "Part of an archery target" , "personal" , "This part of city is at the old centre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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