The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word PASTIS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PASTIS
- French drink wine in the outskirts of Paris
- Model wants juice served up in aperitif
- Dad settles back for aperitif
- Finished one small drink
- While in training is given alcoholic drink
- Reclining, take a pew and mug for aperitif
- Single’s following previous aniseed drink
- French drink wine in addition
- What’s gone is one 26
- In retro pubs it’s a popular liqueur
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "liqueur" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case liqueur = pastis.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 PASTIS mean?
PASTIS noun- A liqueur containing aniseed.