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Beer and cold Guinness, say (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alec

'guinness say' is the definition.
(actor Alec Guinness, 1914-2000)

'beer and cold' is the wordplay.
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'cold' becomes 'C' (abbreviation, eg on taps).
'ale'+'c'='ALEC'

(Other definitions for alec that I've seen before include "Sir - Douglas-Home, former PM" , "Sir -- Guinness, actor" , "Smart man?" , "Guinness (a smart lad?)" , "Boy's name (a smart one?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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