Council sending boozer to consultant? (5,9)

I believe the answer is:

local authority

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

'boozer to consultant?' is the wordplay.
'boozer' becomes 'local' (I've seen this before).
'to consultant?' becomes 'authority' (consultant is a kind of authority).
'local'+'authority'='LOCAL AUTHORITY'

'sending' acts as a link.
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(Another definition for local authority that I've seen is " Such as a town or county council".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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