See flat-roof pub in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2018 October 7, Damon Wilkinson, “The rise and fall of Manchester's council estate pubs”, in Manchester Evening News, archived from the original on 27 Feb 2021:",
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"ref": "2021 October 14, Jack Whitehall, Michael Whitehall, Hilary Whitehall, How to Survive Family Holidays, Hachette UK, →ISBN:",
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