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Perfect as the ale I’d brewed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ideal

'perfect' is the definition.
('ideal' can be similar in meaning to 'perfect')

'the ale i'd brewed' is the wordplay.
'brewed' indicates an anagram.
'ale'+'id'='aleid'
'aleid' anagrammed gives 'IDEAL'.

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for ideal that I've seen before include "Model of excellance" , "unlikely to be bettered?" , "Benchmark" , "fanciful" , "Model of ethical behaviour" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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