The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CABERNET
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More clues leading to the result CABERNET
- Wine is something Highlander tosses to catch
- Pole with mesh for
- Scots log clear grape
- Pole gets take-home amount, Franc perhaps
- Wine information shared by those who toss up here?
- Wine — one Scotsman tosses ten back
- Beer can't hurt wine
- Type of wine hipster found around Swiss capital
- Kitty consumes Swiss city wine
- eer can’t turn into 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 = cabernet.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 CABERNET mean?
CABERNET noun- Cabernet Sauvignon