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One who may fancy a half of beer? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dreamer

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'one who' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'fancy a half of beer?' is the wordplay.
'fancy' becomes 'dream' (both can mean a fantasy).
'a half of' means to take half the letters.
'beer' cut in half is 'er'.
'dream'+'er'='DREAMER'

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(Other definitions for dreamer that I've seen before include "description of an Oxford spire?" , "One who tends to live in an unreal world" , ""You may say I'm a __" (John Lennon)" , "One fantasising" , "Romantic" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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