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Award no mild ale after brewing (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

medallion

'award' is the definition.
(I know that medallion is a type of award)

'no mild ale after brewing' is the wordplay.
'after brewing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'no'+'mild'+'ale'='nomildale'
'nomildale' with letters rearranged gives 'MEDALLION'.

(Other definitions for medallion that I've seen before include "prize" , "Large coin-shaped metal ornament" , "Metal disc" , "Ornamental disc on a chain" , "Decoration worn round the neck" .)

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