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Left a half of beer or stout (6)

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I believe the answer is:

porter

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'stout' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'left a half of beer' is the wordplay.
'left' becomes 'por' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a half of' suggests halving the letters.
'beer' becomes 'bitter' (bitter is a type of beer).
'bitter' halved is 'ter'.
'por'+'ter'='PORTER'

'or' is the link.

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(Other definitions for porter that I've seen before include "One should have no difficulty carrying" , "alcoholic drink" , "Bag carrier in hotel or railway station" , "Doorkeeper; dark beer" , "Drink for a hotel worker" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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