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Beer has bit of a head — dash round? (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brown ale

'beer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bit of a head dash round?' is the wordplay.
'bit of a head' becomes 'brow' ('brow' is part of 'head').
'dash' becomes 'elan' ('elan' can be a synonym of 'dash'**).
'round?' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (I've seen 'round' mean this).
'elan' back-to-front is 'nale'.
'brow'+'nale'='BROWN ALE'

'has' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for brown ale that I've seen before include "bottled beer" , "Dark, mild beer" , "Dark, malty beer" , "Noble war (anag) - drink" , "Type of beer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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