18 across
Hearing
of
pub
expedition,
neighbours
start
off
(7)
Hearing of pub expedition, neighbours start off (7)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
An Hearing here is an inquest, in the sense of an official investigation. Pub gives INN, and the start of "neighbours" is N, which is taken "off" to leave IN; then QUEST is the expedition, so IN followed by QUEST builds INQUEST.