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Couples imbibing rum — in these concoctions? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toddies

'these concoctions?' is the definition.
(toddies are alcoholic drinks)

'couples imbibing rum' is the wordplay.
'couples' becomes 'ties' (I've seen this in other clues).
'imbibing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'rum' becomes 'odd' (I've seen this before).
'ties' going around 'odd' is 'TODDIES'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Another definition for toddies that I've seen is " Mixed drinks, may be hot".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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