Dry in next to no time (3)

I believe the answer is:

sec

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'dry' is the definition.
('dry' in French - used for wine)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for sec that I've seen before include "21 down, as wine" , "Dry, like wine" , "Mo or min?" , "Religious group." , "very short space of time" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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