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Abel, oddly, using ice in French wine, stirs it round saying it can't be beaten (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

invincible

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'beaten' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'abel oddly using ice in french wine stirs it round saying it can't' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'in' is found in the answer.
'wine' could be 'vin' ('wine' in French) and 'vin' is present in the answer.
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'be' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for invincible that I've seen before include "Undefeatable" , "Insuperable" , "Unbeatable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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