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May be drunk right after a wild gale (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lager

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'may be drunk' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'right after a wild gale' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'a wild' indicates anagramming the letters.
'gale' with letters rearranged gives 'lage'.
'r' put after 'lage' is 'LAGER'.

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(Other definitions for lager that I've seen before include "Bottom-fermented beer" , "Regal kind of beer" , "African camp" , "Light-bodied beer" , "Light beer; sounds like camp" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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