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Sex appeals after knocking back wine (4)

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asti

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'wine' is the definition.
(Italian wine)

'sex appeals after knocking back' is the wordplay.
'sex' becomes 'it' (common euphemism).
'appeals' becomes 'sa' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'knocking back' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'it'+'sa'='itsa'
'itsa' written backwards gives 'ASTI'.

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(Other definitions for asti that I've seen before include "- spumante, It. wine" , "White wine named after a town in Piedmont" , "Italian wine - (then change a letter for ...)" , "Piedmontese white wine" , "Italian drunk" .)

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