The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BOURBON
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result BOURBON
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- Our good Parisian backing British member of royal family
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Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "whiskey" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case whiskey = bourbon.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 BOURBON mean?
BOURBON noun- A whiskey distilled from a mixture of grains in which at least 51% is corn, aged in charred, new oak barrels. Made in the United States.
- A serving of bourbon whiskey.
- A Bourbon biscuit.