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Cosy as can be, propose to drink half case of Chambertin (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snuggest

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'be propose to drink half case of chambertin' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'cosy as' is the wordplay.
'cosy' becomes 'snug' (synonyms).
'as' becomes 'gest' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'snug'+'gest'='SNUGGEST'

'can' is the link.

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(Other definitions for snuggest that I've seen before include "Most warm" , "extremely tightly fitting" , "Most welcoming" .)

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