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Drink for clergyman upset by opening (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vermouth

'drink' is the definition.
(vermouth is a kind of drink)

'clergyman upset by opening' is the wordplay.
'clergyman' becomes 'rev' (short for reverend).
'upset' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'opening' becomes 'mouth' (mouth is a kind of opening).
'rev' back-to-front is 'ver'.
'ver'+'mouth'='VERMOUTH'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for vermouth that I've seen before include "Herb-flavoured wine drunk with gin" , "Drink" , "Flavoured wine often mixed with gin" , "Wine flavoured with aromatic herbs" , "It, possibly" .)

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