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Bring back the German wine (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

red

'wine' is the definition.
(red is a type of wine)

'bring back the german' is the wordplay.
'bring back' is a reversal indicator.
'the german' becomes 'der' ('the' in German).
'der' written backwards gives 'RED'.

(Other definitions for red that I've seen before include "Flushed" , "Primary colour" , "Bordeaux claret, for instance" , "Colour of a cardinal's hat" , "Colour of blood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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