Man in small tavern that's refurbished (7)
I believe the answer is:
servant
'man' is the definition.
(man can mean someone's personal servant)
'small tavern that's refurbished' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'that's refurbished' indicates anagramming the letters.
'tavern' anagrammed gives 'ervant'.
's'+'ervant'='SERVANT'
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for servant that I've seen before include "Menial" , "Helper or attendant (sometimes humble or obedient?)" , "Butler, e.g." , "Perhaps help" , "One working for another" .)