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Beer and joint get Nora wasted (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

corona

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'beer' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'joint get nora wasted' is the wordplay.
'joint' becomes 'co' (eg a co-leader is a joint leader).
'get' indicates putting letters inside.
'wasted' indicates an anagram.
'nora' with letters rearranged gives 'rona'.
'co' inserted inside 'rona' is 'CORONA'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for corona that I've seen before include "Big Smoke" , "It's visible as a halo during a solar eclipse" , "Sun's envelope; cigar" , "Gaseous envelope of sun" , "Sun's gaseous envelope" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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