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Native Alaskan beer presented without head (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aleut

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'native alaskan' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'beer presented without head' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'beer' could be 'ale' (type of beer) and 'ale' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ut' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for aleut that I've seen before include "Islander" , "Alaskan" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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