It's sold by the yard
I believe the answer is:
ale
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">it's sold by the yard</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ale that I've seen before include "Beer procured in sales" , "Alcoholic drink" , "A drink; sounds like become ill" , "English beer, may be bitter" , "festival" .)