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Chap entertains company, offering wine (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

macon

'wine' is the definition.
(macon is a kind of wine)

'chap entertains company' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'man' (I've seen this before**).
'entertains' is an insertion indicator.
'company' becomes 'co' (abbreviation).
'man' enclosing 'co' is 'MACON'.

'offering' is the link.

(Other definitions for macon that I've seen before include "red" , "Variety of Burgundy" , "French wine region" , "Burgundian wine" , "Dry white Burgundy wine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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