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Bond reported, after his boss discovered raid for cocktail (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mai tai

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

'bond reported after his boss discovered raid' is the wordplay.
'bond' becomes 'tie' (both can mean a connection).
'reported' shows a homophone (sound like).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'his boss' becomes 'm' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'discovered' indicates the central letters (dis-covered - outer letters removed).
The centre of 'raid' is 'ai'.
'tie' sounds like 'tai'.
'm'+'ai'='mai'
'tai' put after 'mai' is 'MAI-TAI'.

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(Other definitions for mai tai that I've seen before include "drink?" , "Cocktail" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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