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Drink from the basin (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

absinthe

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

'from the basin' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates anagramming the letters (the anagram comes from the same letters).
'the'+'basin'='thebasin'
'thebasin' with letters rearranged gives 'ABSINTHE'.

(Other definitions for absinthe that I've seen before include "Bitter liqueur" , "Strong green alcoholic drink" , "Green wormwood drink" , "Green aniseed liqueur" , "Potent aniseed-flavoured drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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