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Be almost certain it's unfermented wine (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

must

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'unfermented wine' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'be almost certain it's' is the wordplay.
'be almost certain' becomes 'mus' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'it' becomes ''t' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis).
'mus'+'t'='MUST'

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(Other definitions for must that I've seen before include "Prerequisite" , "new wine" , "Unfermented wine" , "The mould is compelled" , "Smell of dampness or staleness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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