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More suitable amount of beer for the wife? (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

better half

'the wife?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'more suitable amount of beer' is the wordplay.
'more suitable' becomes 'better'.
'amount of beer' becomes 'half'.
'better'+'half'='BETTER HALF'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for better half that I've seen before include "partner" , "Husband" , "Wife (colloq.)" , "Spouse (informal)" , "One's spouse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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