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Beer with head providing strength (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stoutness

'strength' is the definition.
(stoutness is a kind of strength)

'beer with head' is the wordplay.
'beer' becomes 'stout' (I've seen this before**).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'head' becomes 'ness' (ness is a headland).
'stout'+'ness'='STOUTNESS'

'providing' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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