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The stomach for a pint? (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beer belly

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'the' is the definition.
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'stomach for a pint?' is the wordplay.
'stomach' becomes 'belly' (synonyms).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'a pint?' becomes 'beer' (I've seen this before).
'belly' after 'beer' is 'BEER BELLY'.

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(Other definitions for beer belly that I've seen before include "Spare tyre due to consumption of alcohol" , "Spare tyre from drinking ale" , "Drinker's paunch" , "Corporation" , "Protuberant stomach" .)

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