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It looks like a giant h-held beer in? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

helipad

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'it looks like a giant h-held beer in?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'held beer in?' is the wordplay.
'beer' becomes 'IPA' (India pale ale).
'in?' is an insertion indicator.
'held' going around 'ipa' is 'HELIPAD'.

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(Other definitions for helipad that I've seen before include "anding area" , "Landing place for one type of aircraft" , "Vertical take-off and landing area" , "Landing area for copters" , "place to land" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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