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By this document, take clear honey and fill it with freshly brewed beer (6)

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hereby

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'by' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for hereby that I've seen before include "Not far off" , "(Formally) with this" , "By means of this, legally speaking" , "By this means, as result of this" , "By this means or act" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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