Dark-skinned wine grape (5)

I believe the answer is:

syrah

(Other definitions for syrah that I've seen before include "Black grape variety" , "Dark-skinned red wine grape" , "Grape variety (Shiraz)" , "Red grape variety" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, the Jonesin Crosswords, the Newsday.com and the Jonesin'.

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