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Pale ale endlessly used in stew (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paella

'stew' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'pale ale endlessly used' is the wordplay.
'endlessly' means to remove the last letter.
'used' indicates an anagram.
'pale'+'ale'='paleale'
'paleale' with its final letter taken off is 'paleal'.
'paleal' anagrammed gives 'PAELLA'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for paella that I've seen before include "something to eat" , "Spanish dish of rice, chicken, seafood etc cooked in a pan" , "Spanish dish based on saffron rice" , "Spanish course" , "Make stew" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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