The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MARSALA
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More clues leading to the result MARSALA
- Wine stain unfortunately showing up
- Unfortunately butter possibly going up, and dessert wine
- Take in Indian spices and wine
- Wine bar left in possession of teetotallers
- Wine stains start to annoy the French
- Sadly, memory’s completely flipped; it’s the wine!
- Italian port, sadly on strike, demanding rise
- Wine stain’s unfortunately showing up
- Strong sweet wine sadly beak sent back
- Mother’s announced a Louisiana sweet wine
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The straight part
We know that "Strong sweet wine" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case strong sweet wine = marsala.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 MARSALA mean?
MARSALA noun- A fortified wine from Sicily.
- A sauce made from Marsala wine.