Strange beer I eventually swallowed (5)

I believe the answer is:

eerie

'strange' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'beer i eventually swallowed' is the wordplay.
'swallowed' says the answer is hidden in the clue (I've seen 'swallowing' mean this).
'EERIE' is hidden within 'beer i eventually'.

(Other definitions for eerie that I've seen before include "Weird, uncanny" , "Sinister" , "Unnerving" , "Uncannily strange" , "Frighteningly odd" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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