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Beats Charlie a lot (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

creams

'beats' is the definition.
(creaming is a kind of beating)

'charlie a lot' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'c' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'a lot' becomes 'reams'.
'c'+'reams'='CREAMS'

(Other definitions for creams that I've seen before include "biscuits" , "Takes the best" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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