The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word MARASCHINO
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result MARASCHINO
- A monarch is confused — it's the drink
- China’s upset after Russia’s leader tucked into their Chairman’s liqueur
- This setter’s material for a liqueur
- Blemishes covering a material for liqueur
- The fruit of playing harmonicas?
- Liqueur with no charisma, sadly
- War god inspires a feature of liqueur
- Liqueur is to damage cloth when absorbed
- Fruity aromas covering a prominent feature in liqueur
- Drink to spoil material when getting absorbed
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "liqueur" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case liqueur = maraschino.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does MARASCHINO mean?
MARASCHINO noun- A sweet liqueur made from marasca cherries