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Fine beer to be sent round for beast (5)

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I believe the answer is:

okapi

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'beast' is the definition.
(type of animal)

'fine beer to be sent round' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'fine' could be 'ok' (synonyms) and 'ok' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for okapi that I've seen before include "Giraffe-like mammal" , "One of the giraffe family" , "African ruminant" , "Wild African" , "Wild animal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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