Clear spirit (5)
(Other definitions for vodka that I've seen before include "Booze" , "Russian alcoholic drink" , "shot?" , "Spirit used in a Bloody Mary" , "Basis of a Bloody Mary" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">clear spirit</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gin that I've seen before include "A short" , "Spirit, aka 'Mother's ruin'" , "Trap for catching animals" , "Clear alcoholic drink" , "Spirit; cotton machine" .)