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Brandy may see study going west! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

marc

'brandy' is the definition.
(I know that marc is a type of brandy)

'study going west' is the wordplay.
'study' becomes 'cram' (cramming is a kind of studying).
'going west' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (letters heading to the west or left).
'cram' back-to-front is 'MARC'.

'may see' is the link.

(Other definitions for marc that I've seen before include "Cram (anag.)" , "Brandy distilled from grape residue" , "Type of eau-de-vie made from residue of grapes" , "Fruit refuse" , "Brandy made from fruit-refuse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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