Eagerly consume one New Hampshire beer (6)

I believe the answer is:

inhale

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'eagerly consume' is the definition.
'inhale' can be an answer for 'consume' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'eagerly' bit.

'one new hampshire beer' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'new hampshire' becomes 'NH' (abbreviation).
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'i'+'nh'+'ale'='INHALE'

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(Other definitions for inhale that I've seen before include "Draw breath" , "drag" , "Whiff" , "Draw in air or smoke" , "Draw air into lungs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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