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Half suppressed laugh from Troy getting beer with no head (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

titter

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'half suppressed laugh' is the definition.
'titter' can be an answer for 'laugh' (titter is a kind of laugh). I am not sure about the 'half suppressed' bit.

'troy getting beer with no head' is the wordplay.
'troy' becomes 't'.
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'beer' becomes 'bitter' (I've seen this before).
'with no head' means to remove the first letter.
'bitter' with its first letter taken off is 'itter'.
't'+'itter'='TITTER'

'from' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for titter that I've seen before include "Nervous restrained laugh" , "Chuckle" , "Stifled giggle" , "Half-suppressed laugh" , "Laugh nervously in high-pitched way" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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