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Deprived of beer, perhaps, by a certain measure (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bereft

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

'beer perhaps by a certain measure' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a certain measure' becomes 'ft' (ft is a kind of measure. I am not sure about the 'certain' bit.).
'beer' anagrammed gives 'bere'.
'bere'+'ft'='BEREFT'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for bereft that I've seen before include "Deprived of or lacking something" , "Sorrowful through loss" , "Grief-stricken" , "Lonely and abandoned" , "Having had something precious taken away" .)

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