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Sports fans drink beers (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

supporters

'sports fans' is the definition.
(as in the supporters of a team)

'drink beers' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'sup' (I've seen this before).
'beers' becomes 'porters' (porter is a type of beer).
'sup'+'porters'='SUPPORTERS'

(Another definition for supporters that I've seen is " Fans".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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