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Vicar with ale brewed for royalist supporter (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cavalier

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'royalist supporter' is the definition.
'Cavalier' can be an answer for 'supporter' (Cavalier is an example). I am unsure of the 'royalist' bit.

'vicar with ale brewed' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'brewed' is an anagram indicator.
'vicar'+'ale'='vicarale'
'vicarale' anagrammed gives 'CAVALIER'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cavalier that I've seen before include "Offhand; a gallant" , "Herrick and Lovelace were such poets" , "English Civil War royalist" , "Roundhead's adversary" , "Offhand - gentleman escorting lady" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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