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Alcoholic drink of pirate, if at sea (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aperitif

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'alcoholic drink' is the definition.
'aperitif' can be an answer for 'drink' (aperitif is a kind of drink). I am unsure of the 'alcoholic' bit.

'pirate if at sea' is the wordplay.
'at sea' indicates an anagram.
'pirate'+'if'='pirateif'
'pirateif' is an anagram of 'APERITIF'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for aperitif that I've seen before include "Preprandial drink" , "Preliminary drink" , "wine, possibly, before meal" , "Alcoholic drink before a meal, like sherry" , "Pre-meal drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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