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Banqueter ignoring a brew (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fester

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'brew' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.

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(Other definitions for fester that I've seen before include "Of wound, become septic and filled with pus" , "strange uncle" , "Become rotten, bitter or irritated" , "Decay" , "Putrefy" .)

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