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Land of initially weak beers? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wales

'land' is the definition.
(Wales is an example)

'initially weak beers?' is the wordplay.
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
'beers?' becomes 'ales' (I've seen this before).
The initial letter of 'weak' is 'w'.
'w'+'ales'='WALES'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for wales that I've seen before include "Its emblem is the leek" , "Part of 1" , "Home nation wearing red shirts for rugby" , "Land of Dai and Dylan" , "Home to Snowdonia and the Gower Peninsula" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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