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Entice interest emptying bottles (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tempt

'entice' is the definition.
('tempt' can be a synonym of 'entice')

'interest emptying bottles' is the wordplay.
'bottles' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (bottling is a kind of containing).
'TEMPT' is hidden within 'interest emptying'.

(Other definitions for tempt that I've seen before include "draw" , "Coax" , "Inveigle" , "Entice; risk provoking (fate)" , "Entice - give rise to desire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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