you can
SELECT l.field1
FROM OPENQUERY(LINKEDSERVER,'SELECT * FROM LINKEDSERVER..REMOTEUSER.TABLE
WHERE rfield1 = ''value'' OR rfield1 = ''value'' OR rfield2 = ''value''') r
JOIN localtab l
ON r.rfield3 = l.rfield3
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