The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BRANDY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result BRANDY
- Andrew associated with British spirit
- Spirit - type unknown?
- Alcoholic drink's trademark unknown
- Refuse extremely dry drink
- Drink provided by bachelor of lustful nature
- . Up for sex after final Jägerbomb drink
- Strong drink makes bishop up for it
- Democrat in New York bolstering supporter’s spirit
- Bingo making bishop lustful
- Initially beau gagging for it – that’s fine maybe
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The straight part
We know that "spirit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case spirit = brandy.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does BRANDY mean?
BRANDY noun- An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.
- Any variety of brandy.
- A glass of brandy.
- To preserve, flavour, or mix with brandy.