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Drink during funny beat sequence (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

drum roll

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'beat sequence' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to natural events as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'drink during funny' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'rum' (rum is a kind of drink).
'during' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'funny' becomes 'droll' (droll means dryly amusing).
'rum' inserted into 'droll' is 'DRUM ROLL'.

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(Other definitions for drum roll that I've seen before include "Tattoo" , "Haydn symphony" , "musical introduction?" , "Rapid percussive sound" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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