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Drain head off jug of beer perhaps (4)

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I believe the answer is:

ewer

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'jug of beer perhaps' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'drain head off' is the wordplay.
'drain' becomes 'sewer' (sewer is a kind of drain).
'head off' means to remove the first letter.
'sewer' with its initial letter taken off is 'EWER'.

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(Other definitions for ewer that I've seen before include "A wide-mouthed water-jug" , "Were (anag)" , "A wide-mouthed water jug" , "from which liquid may be poured" , "Sort of jug" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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