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Talented with a beverage (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ale

'a beverage' is the definition.
(ale is a kind of beverage)

'talented with' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'ALE' is hidden in the letters of 'talented'.

(Other definitions for ale that I've seen before include "Light-coloured beer" , "Traditional beer" , "brew" , "Beer procured in sales" , "English beer in sales" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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