The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CLARET
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result CLARET
- Red powder recalled around red cut
- Put back in decanter, alcoholic drink
- County town primarily in Bordeaux
- Red — Irish county Marxist, ultimately
- Wine tasting’s beginning at Cambridge college
- College port finally — following this perhaps?
- Holy woman with little time for wine
- Cartel spilt drink
- In court, earl turned red
- Taking everything outside, chill another excellent wine
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The straight part
We know that "wine" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case wine = claret.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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What does CLARET mean?
CLARET noun- A dry red wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France, or a similar wine made elsewhere.
- A deep purplish-red colour, like that of the wine.
- Blood.
- To drink claret.
- Of a deep purplish-red colour, like that of claret.