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Punch from barkeeper for a teetotaller (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

perforate

'punch' is the definition.
('perforate' can be a synonym of 'punch')

'from barkeeper for a teetotaller' is the wordplay.
'from' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'PERFORATE' is hidden within 'barkeeper for a teetotaller'.

(Other definitions for perforate that I've seen before include "punch" , "Make hole or holes through" , "Puncture" , "pass through hole" , "bore!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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