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Decent hotel on East Street (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

honest

'decent' is the definition.
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'hotel on east street' is the wordplay.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'east' becomes 'e' ('E' can be a synonym of 'east').
'street' becomes 'st'.
'h'+'on'+'e'+'st'='HONEST'

(Other definitions for honest that I've seen before include "Truthful in manner" , "Sincere, truthful" , "Reliable - the son (anag)" , "Upright and straightforward" , "Truthful and dependable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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