The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SUCROSE
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More clues leading to the result SUCROSE
- Mostly imbibe sort of wine that's sweet
- Crusoe cast adrift without source of soap and sugar …
- Almost imbibe wine – it’s sweet!
- What’s used to sweeten pudding courses when processed
- Endlessly extract wine that’s sweet
- Copper’s shown up with flower – it’s sweet
- Scouse is different across river — that’s sweet!
- … carbohydrate source’s involved?
- That cut flower is something sweet
- Criminal sources something sweet
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The straight part
We know that "sugar" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case sugar = sucrose.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 SUCROSE mean?
SUCROSE noun- A disaccharide with formula C12H22O11, consisting of two simple sugars, glucose and fructose; normal culinary sugar.