Tavern - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'tavern' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for hostelry that I've seen before include "Inn - tavern" , "bar?" , "Old name for inn" , "Provider of accommodation" , "Old word for an inn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Guardian.

'tavern' is the definition.
(alehouse is a kind of tavern)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for alehouse that I've seen before include "the nineteenth?" , "Inn" , "Old pub" , "old tavern" , "drinks here?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Guardian.

'tavern' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for bar that I've seen before include "Pub; restriction" , "In Mississippi, measure" , "Save; pub" , "Rigid rod" , "Sandbank; drinking place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Star Tribune, The Sun, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, The Telegraph, the LA Times, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The Irish Independent, The New York Times, The Times and The Mirror.

'tavern' is the definition.
(I know that pub is a tavern)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for pub that I've seen before include "Alehouse" , "The humble local tavern" , "Inn, hostelry" , "Place to drink" , "free house?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Star Tribune, The Sun, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, The Telegraph, the LA Times, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, The Irish Independent, The New York Times, The Times and The Mirror.

'tavern' is the definition.
(I know that saloon is a type of tavern)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for saloon that I've seen before include "Car; public room" , "Bar room" , "Boozer or shape of car" , "Pub room" , "Describing a bar - describing a car" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, the King Feature Syndicate and the Evening Standard.

Tavern (3)