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Performing with band after consuming ale is wrong (9)

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I believe the answer is:

realising

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'performing' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are present participle verbs.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'band after consuming ale is wrong' is the wordplay.
'band' becomes 'ring' (ring is a kind of band).
'after consuming' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'wrong' is an anagram indicator.
'ale'+'is'='aleis'
'aleis' with letters rearranged gives 'ealis'.
'ring' going around 'ealis' is 'REALISING'.

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for realising that I've seen before include "Making" , "The penny dropping" , "Becoming aware" , "Converting goods or property into cash" , "Converting by selling - say a Riesling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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