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Drunk one claret with patience (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tolerance

'patience' is the definition.
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'drunk one claret' is the wordplay.
'drunk' is an anagram indicator.
'one'+'claret'='oneclaret'
'oneclaret' with letters rearranged gives 'TOLERANCE'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tolerance that I've seen before include "Ability to be fair" , "broad-mindedness" , "Give" , "Amount of play" , "Willingness to accept the beliefs of others" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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