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Bet inn air could become intoxicating (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inebriant

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

'bet inn air could become' is the wordplay.
'could become' indicates anagramming the letters.
'bet'+'inn'+'air'='betinnair'
'betinnair' anagrammed gives 'INEBRIANT'.

(Other definitions for inebriant that I've seen before include "Heady" , "Whisky, for example" , "drunk - on this?" , "Intoxicating" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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