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Drink studied, moan out loud (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

red wine

'drink' is the definition.
(red wine is a kind of drink)

'studied moan out loud' is the wordplay.
'studied' becomes 'read' (to read a subject is to study it at university).
'moan' becomes 'whine' (I've seen this before).
'out loud' shows a homophone (sound like).
'read'+'whine'='readwhine'
'readwhine' is a homophone of 'RED WINE'.

(Other definitions for red wine that I've seen before include "Such as Shiraz or Merlot" , "Tent, say" , "Eg, claret" , "Merlot or Malbec, say" , "Vin rouge, like claret" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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