The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word INEBRIANT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result INEBRIANT
- Bet inn air could become intoxicating
- Some wine Brian takes getting him drunk?
- Alcoholic drink? After one, fellow is uplifted and full of cheer
- Is this a stimulant in tin, brain getting addled?
- A dizzying thing I catch around May?
- Intoxicating Iberian brew, extremely neat
- Beer, for example, at inn — ‘bier’ abroad
- . A brine mixture made by worker is intoxicating
- Alcohol I bring in around May?
- Cox maybe in difficulty with one in the bow getting slewed?
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The straight part
We know that "intoxicating" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case intoxicating = inebriant.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.
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