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Drink to me and nobody else! (4)

Ross

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only

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'else' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for only that I've seen before include "Simply" , "Existing alone with no other, perhaps a child" , "Solely, lone" , "Single, solitary" , "Merely; single" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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