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Fresh wine from a Rhode Island city (7)

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I believe the answer is:

newport

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'city' is the definition.
(Newport is an example)

'fresh wine' is the wordplay.
'fresh' becomes 'new' (synonyms).
'wine' becomes 'port' (port wine is a kind of wine).
'new'+'port'='NEWPORT'

'from a rhode island' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for newport that I've seen before include "There's one in Mayo, Wales and New England" , "City of southeast Wales" , "harbour town" , "Major IOW town" , "Welsh city on the Usk" .)

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