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Drink with Irish actor? (6)

Ross

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mescal

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'drink' is the definition.
(mescal is a kind of drink)

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(Other definitions for mescal that I've seen before include "Intoxicant from agave" , "Colourless Mexican spirit made from plant sap" , "Drink distilled from agave" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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