Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SHERRIES

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "fortified wines" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fortified wines = sherries.
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 SHERRIES mean?

SHERRIES noun
  1. A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.
  2. A variety of sherry.
  3. A glass of sherry.

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