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In a long line getting beer round bar (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strung out

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'in a long line' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'beer round bar' is the wordplay.
'beer' becomes 'stout' (type of beer).
'round' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'bar' becomes 'rung' ().
'stout' enclosing 'rung' is 'STRUNG-OUT'.

'getting' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for strung out that I've seen before include "on drugs" , "Exhausted" , "Keep well apart" , "prolonged" , "Nervous" .)

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