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Drink given to popular worker with sheep, for example (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ruminant

'sheep for example' is the definition.
(sheep is a kind of ruminant)

'drink given to popular worker' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'rum' (rum is a kind of drink).
'given to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'popular' becomes 'in' ('in' can mean trendy).
'worker' becomes 'ant' (worker is a type of ant).
'rum'+'in'+'ant'='RUMINANT'

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ruminant that I've seen before include "Cud-chewing mammal" , "Mammal that chews the cud" , "Animal chewing cud" , "Eg, sheep, giraffe, cow" , "One chews the cud" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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