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Scandinavians displaying no forte, the boozers (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inns

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'boozers' is the definition.

'scandinavians displaying no forte' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'no' could be 'n' (common abbreviation) and 'n' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ins' 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).

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for inns that I've seen before include "Places of rest and sustenance for travellers" , "Old hostelries or pubs" , "Hotels" , "More than one pub" , "Country taverns" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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