Exchanged a beer can for abstinence (11)

I believe the answer is:

forbearance

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'abstinence' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'exchanged a beer can for' is the wordplay.
'exchanged' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'beer'+'can'+'for'='abeercanfor'
'abeercanfor' is an anagram of 'FORBEARANCE'.

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(Other definitions for forbearance that I've seen before include "Patient self-control" , "Patience" , "Restraint" .)

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

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