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Memorial words bringing depression into each boozer (7)

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I believe the answer is:

epitaph

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'memorial words' is the definition.
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'depression into each boozer' is the wordplay.
'depression' becomes 'pit' (pit is a kind of depression).
'into' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'each' becomes 'ea' (abbreviation).
'boozer' becomes 'ph' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'pit' going inside 'ea' is 'epita'.
'epita'+'ph'='EPITAPH'

'bringing' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for epitaph that I've seen before include "Tomb inscription" , "last words" , "Gravestone message" , "Pit heap (anag)" , "Words inscribed on tombstone." .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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