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Beer producer close to employing right container (7)

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I believe the answer is:

brewery

'beer producer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'close to employing right container' is the wordplay.
'close' becomes 'by' (I've seen this in other clues).
'to employing' is an insertion indicator.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'container' becomes 'ewer' (ewer is a kind of container**).
'r'+'ewer'='rewer'
'by' going around 'rewer' is 'BREWERY'.

(Other definitions for brewery that I've seen before include "Source of beer" , "local supplier" , "Porter works, possibly" , "Courage perhaps" , "Where beer is made" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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