The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PHILTRE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PHILTRE
- Love-potion, extremely acidic, taken by Ulstermen off and on
- Sort of coffee, say: one loves drinking it
- Quietly handle extremely rare love potion
- Arousing drink from pub? One litre, one’s knocked out
- Triple rum, hot inside, could be aphrodisiac
- Strain, reportedly, to find love potion
- Drink to excite passion before gripping blade’s handle
- Gradually get into queue, as you might say, for an exciting drink
- Reportedly strain to make love potion
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What does PHILTRE mean?
PHILTRE noun- A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver.
- To impregnate or mix with a love potion.
- To charm to love; to excite to love or sexual desire by a potion.