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Where many take an alcoholic drink for depression? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

dale

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'for depression?' is the definition.
(dale is a kind of depression)

'where many take an alcoholic drink' is the wordplay.
'where many' becomes 'd' (I am not sure about the 'where' bit.).
'take' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'an alcoholic drink' becomes 'ale' (type of beer).
'd'+'ale'='DALE'

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(Other definitions for dale that I've seen before include "Valley; man's name" , "An English valley" , "Valley; Trollope's Bell and Lily" , "See 8" , "Open valley" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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