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Share beer and philosophy (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rationale

'philosophy' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'share beer' is the wordplay.
'share' becomes 'ration' (ration is a kind of share).
'beer' becomes 'ale' (I've seen this before).
'ration'+'ale'='RATIONALE'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rationale that I've seen before include "Philosophy" , "Basis of logic" , "Logical reason for action" , "Underlying principle" , "Logic, reasoning" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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