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Narrow escape from hotel sticking one with large bill over barking dog (5,3,2)

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I believe the answer is:

touch and go

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'narrow escape' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adjective which matches the answer.

'hotel sticking one with large bill over barking dog' is the wordplay.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'sticking one with large bill' becomes 'toucan' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'over' indicates putting letters inside.
'barking' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'h' inserted within 'toucan' is 'touchan'.
'dog' is an anagram of 'dgo'.
'touchan'+'dgo'='TOUCH-AND-GO'

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for touch and go that I've seen before include "Uncertain up to the last minute" , "in the balance" , "Dubious" , "Precarious" , "Fraught with danger" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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