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Quiet beer drained (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pale

'drained' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'quiet beer' is the wordplay.
'quiet' becomes 'p' (music symbol for 'piano', ie soft or quiet).
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'p'+'ale'='PALE'

(Other definitions for pale that I've seen before include "Dim - wan" , "Lightly coloured" , "heraldic stripe" , "Stake, lacking colour" , "Very light coloured" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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