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Given alcohol, Charlie tucked in and made a face (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

winced

'made a face' is the definition.
(wincing is a kind of making a face)

'given alcohol charlie tucked in' is the wordplay.
'given alcohol' becomes 'wined' (as in wining and dining).
'charlie' becomes 'C' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'tucked in' is an insertion indicator.
'wined' placed around 'c' is 'WINCED'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for winced that I've seen before include "Grimaced slightly" , "Made slight involuntary movement from pain or embarrassment" , "Flinched, cringed" , "Flinched, made a face" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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