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A bottle you can get into with a can opener! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tonic

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'a bottle you' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'into with a can opener' is the wordplay.
'into' becomes 'toni' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'opener' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'can' is 'c'.
'toni'+'c'='TONIC'

'can get' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tonic that I've seen before include "Keynote of a scale" , "something providing a boost" , "Producing tension of muscles" , "Fillip" , "something medicinal" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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