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A nice, pure cocktail for connoisseur (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

epicurean

'connoisseur' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a nice pure cocktail' is the wordplay.
'cocktail' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'nice'+'pure'='anicepure'
'anicepure' anagrammed gives 'EPICUREAN'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for epicurean that I've seen before include "Hedonistic" , "Hedonist" , "Bon vivant" , "Foodie's" , "Gourmet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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