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Spin doctor back in a seedy bar... (5)

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I believe the answer is:

drive

'spin' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'doctor back in a seedy bar' is the wordplay.
'back' indicates one should take the final letters.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'a seedy bar' becomes 'dive' (as in a dive bar).
The final letter of 'doctor' is 'r'.
'r' inserted inside 'dive' is 'DRIVE'.

(Other definitions for drive that I've seen before include "Steer; trip" , "Go by car" , "Avenue" , "gear" , "Use Aston Martin, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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