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Calls bearing sherry bottles (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rings

'calls' is the definition.
('ring' can be a synonym of 'call')

'bearing sherry bottles' is the wordplay.
'bottles' indicates a hidden word (bottling is a kind of containing).
'RINGS' is hidden within 'bearing sherry'.

(Other definitions for rings that I've seen before include "Identifies bird" , "Telephones" , "Makes a circuit" , "See 12" , "They fix the markets" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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