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When out of nectar, there's always the local (4)

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near

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'the local' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for near that I've seen before include "Close in time or place" , "unlikely to spend much?" , "Adjacent" , "Miserly; approach" , "Verging on" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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