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Adults only follow drone for alcohol (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beer

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'alcohol' is the definition.
(beer is a kind of alcohol)

'adults only follow drone' is the wordplay.
'adults only' becomes 'r' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'follow' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'drone' becomes 'bee'.
'r' put after 'bee' is 'BEER'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for beer that I've seen before include "Hop-flavoured drink" , "... this at pub?" , "The standard English drink" , "Drink with a head" , "Fermented alcoholic beverage" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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