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A nutty ingredient of pina colada (4)

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I believe the answer is:

cola

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'ingredient of pina colada' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'a nutty' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'col' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for cola that I've seen before include "Cold drink" , "Fizzy drink" , "Carbonated soft drink" , "pop" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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