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Display exuberant paintings etc, stuck up in eatery (9)

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I believe the answer is:

trattoria

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'eatery' is the definition.
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'display exuberant paintings etc stuck up' is the wordplay.
'display' becomes 'air' (air can mean to display or show something).
'exuberant' becomes 'ott' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'paintings etc' becomes 'art' (works of art).
'stuck up' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'air'+'ott'+'art'='airottart'
'airottart' in reverse letter order is 'TRATTORIA'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for trattoria that I've seen before include "Place to eat" , "where Italians eat" , "Italian restaurant" , "Italian eating establishment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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