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Path is drenched in beer (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aisle

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

'is drenched in beer' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'is' is found in the answer.
'beer' could be 'ale' (type of beer) and 'ale' is located in the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for aisle that I've seen before include "Passages between seating areas" , "Passageway between pews" , "lateral strip" , "Passageway between blocks of seats" , "Passage between blocks of chairs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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