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Brandy set out for the spectator (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bystander

'the spectator' is the definition.
(bystander is a kind of spectator)

'brandy set out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'brandy'+'set'='brandyset'
'brandyset' is an anagram of 'BYSTANDER'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for bystander that I've seen before include "Watcher of occurrence" , "Bad sentry may be an onlooker" , "Onlooker (often innocent)" , "Non-participant spectator" , "Non-partcipating spectator" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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