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Time to abandon beer, one included with the champers? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

biter

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'one included with the champers?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'time to abandon beer' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'to abandon' suggests deleting specific letters.
'beer' becomes 'bitter' (bitter is a type of beer).
'bitter' with 't' removed is 'BITER'.

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(Other definitions for biter that I've seen before include "He who is sometimes bit" , "Craftsman" , "One cutting" , "He who may be bit in tribe" , "Someone eating" .)

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