Drink raised pulse on a girl (9)

I believe the answer is:

margarita

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'drink raised pulse' is the definition.
'margarita' can be an answer for 'drink' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'raised pulse' bit.

'on a girl' is the wordplay.
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'girl' becomes 'margarit' ().
'a' put after 'margarit' is 'MARGARITA'.

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(Other definitions for margarita that I've seen before include "Tequila-based cocktail" , "Tequila/citrus cocktail" , "Cocktail consisting of tequila and lemon juice" , "Type of tequila cocktail" , "Spanish girl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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