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Drink makes me perform with a cool head (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

medoc

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'drink' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'me perform with a cool head' is the wordplay.
'perform' becomes 'do' (both can mean complete an action).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'head' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'cool' is 'c'.
'me'+'do'+'c'='MEDOC'

'makes' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for medoc that I've seen before include "Type of wine" , "Red wine from southwest France" , "that's regularly drunk?" , "French intoxicant" , "Wine-growing area" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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