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49a. Short provision of beer by bar in America (4,7) H?L? M?A?U?E. HALF MEASURE in 'short provision'. HALF is 'beer'. BAR is a measure in music. So what has America got to do with it?

Measure is apparently the more common term in American English while bar is more common in British English

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_(music)

Thank you, zozozo. I can't find any hint of this in my Chambers!