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Drink's rough, reportedly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

draught

'drink's' is the definition.
(draught is a kind of drink)

'rough reportedly' is the wordplay.
'rough' becomes 'draft' (synonyms).
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'draft' sounds like 'DRAUGHT'.

(Other definitions for draught that I've seen before include "it's felt, when short of cash" , "drink needed" , "Cool air current indoors" , "Unwelcome blow" , "Water depth; served from a cask" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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