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Ply Rex, say, with beer (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

regale

'ply' is the definition.
(I know that regale is a more specific form of ply)

'rex say with beer' is the wordplay.
'rex' becomes 'R' (abbreviation e.g. GR=George Rex, King George).
'say' becomes 'eg' (both can mean 'for example').
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'r'+'eg'+'ale'='REGALE'

(Other definitions for regale that I've seen before include "Amuse with stories" , "Lavishly supply" , "Feast, give pleasure to" , "Entertain royally" , "Entertain with conversation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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