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Stay to drink beer (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

supporter

'stay' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'drink beer' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'sup' (I've seen this before).
'beer' becomes 'porter' (I've seen this in other clues).
'sup'+'porter'='SUPPORTER'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for supporter that I've seen before include "Advocate" , "Adherent, defender" , "One cheers" , "Fan; heraldic figure" , "angel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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