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Offspring, it's said, turned to drink (6)

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I believe the answer is:

brewed

'turned to drink' is the definition.
(to brew is to create a drink)

'offspring it's said' is the wordplay.
'offspring' becomes 'brood' (I've seen this before).
'it's said' shows a homophone (sound like).
'brood' sounds like 'BREWED'.

(Other definitions for brewed that I've seen before include "Fermented" , "Made tea or beer" , "make beer" , "ready to get drunk?" , "Made by boiling and fermentation, say beer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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