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Cocktail from can knocked back by Bond (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knit

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'bond' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'cocktail from can knocked back' is the wordplay.
'cocktail' becomes 'k' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'from' says to put letters next to each other.
'can' becomes 'tin' ('tin' can be a synonym of 'can').
'knocked back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'tin' back-to-front is 'nit'.
'k'+'nit'='KNIT'

'by' is the link.

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(Other definitions for knit that I've seen before include "(Bone) heal; contract (brows)" , "Arrears" , "Make woollen garments" , "become closer" , "Mend" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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