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Mobster needs beer having eaten chicken (2,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

al capone

'mobster' is the definition.

'beer having eaten chicken' is the wordplay.
'beer' becomes 'ale' (I've seen this before).
'having eaten' indicates putting letters inside.
'chicken' becomes 'capon' (capon is a kind of chicken).
'ale' going around 'capon' is 'AL CAPONE'.

'needs' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for al capone that I've seen before include "Famous gangster" , "Chicago mobster jailed for tax evasion" , "Notorious Chicago gangster called Scarface" , "Hood" , "Notorious gangster, d. 1947" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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