Fans missing "dark beer" drinks (4)

I believe the answer is:

sups

'drinks' is the definition.
(to sup is to drink)

'fans missing dark beer' is the wordplay.
'fans' becomes 'supporters' (eg fans of a football team).
'missing' suggests deleting specific letters.
'dark beer' becomes 'porter'.
'supporters' with 'porter' taken away is 'SUPS'.

(Another definition for sups that I've seen is " Drinks".)

I've seen this clue in the Independent.

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