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He believes in beer-bottling station (7)

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apostle

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'he believes' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'beer-bottling station' is the wordplay.
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'bottling' is an insertion indicator (bottling is a kind of containing).
'station' becomes 'post' (synonyms).
'ale' placed around 'post' is 'APOSTLE'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for apostle that I've seen before include "Ale pots (anag)" , "Advocate" , "One of the biblical twelve (7)well don" , "Champion - one of twelve" , "Vigorous supporter" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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