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Stop moving beer round for disciple (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apostle

'for disciple' is the definition.
(the apostles were disciples of Jesus)

'stop moving beer round' is the wordplay.
'moving' indicates an anagram.
'beer' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'stop' with letters rearranged gives 'post'.
'post' placed into 'ale' is 'APOSTLE'.

(Other definitions for apostle that I've seen before include "Divine messenger" , "Thaddeus, perhaps" , "Leaps to find religious follower" , "Ardent espouser of new system" , "Preacher perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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