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Profane lecturer quit - hitting whisky again? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anew

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'again?' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'profane lecturer quit hitting whisky' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'whisky' could be 'w' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'w' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ane' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for anew that I've seen before include "Again but differently" , "From the beginning again" , "Once more (poetic)" , "Afresh" , "Wane in a different way, again" .)

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