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Edible? It's gin, stupid -- it can't be eaten! (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

indigestible

'it can't be eaten' is the definition.
(something indigestible shouldn't be eaten)

'edible? it's gin stupid' is the wordplay.
'stupid' indicates an anagram (in a stupid order).
'edible'+'its'+'gin'='edibleitsgin'
'edibleitsgin' anagrammed gives 'INDIGESTIBLE'.

(Other definitions for indigestible that I've seen before include "can be hard to stomach" , "hard to take in" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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