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Little brown jug for Guinness, say (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brewer

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'guinness say' is the definition.
(Guinness is a brand of beer)

'little brown jug' is the wordplay.
'little brown' becomes 'br' (I am not sure about the 'little' bit.).
'jug' becomes 'ewer' (I've seen this before).
'br'+'ewer'='BREWER'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for brewer that I've seen before include "one needing teapot?" , "Tendency to seek perfection" , "Beer-maker" , "One makes beer" , "Maker of beer etc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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