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Aware of gin and tonic being ordered (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

noticing

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'aware of gin and tonic being ordered' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'gin and tonic being ordered' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'being ordered' is an anagram indicator.
'gin'+'tonic'='gintonic'
'gintonic' is an anagram of 'NOTICING'.

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(Other definitions for noticing that I've seen before include "Remarking" , "Observing" , "Perceiving" , "Spotting" , "Becoming aware of" .)

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