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Alright to be strife torn when I leave the annual booze up (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oktoberfest

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'strife torn when i leave the annual booze up' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'alright to be' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'alright' could be 'ok' (synonyms) and 'ok' is found within the answer.
'to' is found in the answer.
'be' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Another definition for oktoberfest that I've seen is " German beer celebration".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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