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Light ale three drunk (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ethereal

'light' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'ale three drunk' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates an anagram.
'ale'+'three'='alethree'
'alethree' with letters rearranged gives 'ETHEREAL'.

(Other definitions for ethereal that I've seen before include "Of the spirit" , "Take ale there: it's light and delicate" , "Spiritual" , "Airy; heavenly" , "Sublime" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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