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Argument over half-spilled beer carried by club bully (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

browbeat

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'bully' is the definition.
(I know that bully can be written as browbeat)

'argument over half-spilled beer carried by club' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'argument' could be 'row' (to row is to argue) and 'row' is found within the answer.
'by' could be 'at' and 'at' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for browbeat that I've seen before include "Intimidate with words" , "Bully verbally" , "Bully or intimidate - using forehead?" , "Hector" , "Threaten - bully" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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