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Can't find source of whisky young lady drinks (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mislays

'can't find' is the definition.
(to mislay something is to be unable to find it)

'source of whisky young lady drinks' is the wordplay.
'source of whisky' becomes 'Islay' (as in Islay whisky).
'young lady' becomes 'Ms' (alternative to Miss or Mrs).
'drinks' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are consumed or drunk).
'islay' inserted inside 'ms' is 'MISLAYS'.

(Another definition for mislays that I've seen is " Puts in wrong place, loses".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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