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'Colas' cheekily containing shot? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alcopops

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'colas cheekily containing shot?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'colas cheekily containing shot?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'shot?' could be 'pop' and 'pop' is located in the answer.
an anagram of 'colas' is 'alcos' which is within the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
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(Other definitions for alcopops that I've seen before include "mixed drinks" , "Those packaged like soft drinks, but containing liquor" , "Booze" , "Ready-mixed soft drinks with alcohol" , "drinks designed for the young" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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