The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word AMONTILLADO
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More clues leading to the result AMONTILLADO
- Moan — all do it when off drink
- Drink a day before agitation
- Drink bringing trouble after morning at checkout
- Drink drivers taking short month off work
- A day before a party, providing booze
- Drink gets a youth in hazy moonlit setting
- In Rome I love old Latin sparkling wine
- I am no tall fizzy party drink
- Drink that could make lad emotional, headless
- At Boxing Day, there’s commotion following dodgy sherry
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The straight part
We know that "drink" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case drink = amontillado.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 AMONTILLADO mean?
AMONTILLADO noun- A pale, dry sherry from Montilla.