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Makeshift bar located next to clothes shop (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stopgap

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'makeshift' is the definition.
(I know that makeshift can be written as stopgap)

'bar located next to clothes shop' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'bar' could be 'stop' (bar can mean to stop or prevent) and 'stop' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'gap' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for stopgap that I've seen before include "Improvisation" , "Provisional" , "Interim" , "Temporary fix" , "A temporary substitute or solution" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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