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At basin, rough? Avoid booze! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abstain

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'avoid booze' is the definition.
'abstain' can be an answer for 'avoid' (abstaining is a kind of avoiding). I am unsure of the 'booze' bit.

'at basin rough?' is the wordplay.
'rough?' is an anagram indicator (a rough or broken ordering of the letters).
'at'+'basin'='atbasin'
'atbasin' with letters rearranged gives 'ABSTAIN'.

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(Other definitions for abstain that I've seen before include "Give up smoking, say" , "Forego,do without" , "Stay neutral, in a way" , "Go without" , "Choose not to consume" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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