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Drip fermented a keg ale (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leakage

'drip' is the definition.
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'fermented a keg ale' is the wordplay.
'fermented' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'keg'+'ale'='akegale'
'akegale' with letters rearranged gives 'LEAKAGE'.

(Other definitions for leakage that I've seen before include "Accidental spill" , "Unwelcome flow" , "Accidental escape (of a liquid or gas)" , "Unwanted discharge of fluid" , "Unwanted escape (eg of water or information)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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