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Film made by barrister in Parisian bar (5,9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brief encounter

'film' is the definition.
(1945 film)

'by barrister in parisian bar' is the wordplay.
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'barrister' becomes 'brief' (I've seen this before).
'in parisian' becomes 'en' ('in' in French).
'bar' becomes 'counter' (as in the counter of a pub or bar).
'brief' next to 'en' is 'briefen'.
'briefen'+'counter'='BRIEF ENCOUNTER'

'made' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for brief encounter that I've seen before include "Picture" , "Film set largely at a railway station" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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