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English Brexiters in but showing obvious hangover? (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beer gut

'obvious hangover?' is the definition.
(stomach that hangs over)

'english brexiters in but' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'brexiters' becomes 'ERG' (European Research Group).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'e'+'erg'='eerg'
'eerg' placed into 'but' is 'BEER GUT'.

'showing' acts as a link.

(Another definition for beer gut that I've seen is " large corporation".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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