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Glaswegian couple cheers given whiskey to drink (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

twa

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'glaswegian couple' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'cheers given whiskey to drink' is the wordplay.
'cheers given' becomes 'ta' (both can mean thank you. I am not sure about the 'given' bit.).
'whiskey' becomes 'W' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'to drink' means one lot of letters goes inside another (some letters drink up others).
'ta' enclosing 'w' is 'TWA'.

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(Other definitions for twa that I've seen before include "pygmies" , "A couple of Scotsmen" , "pygmy" , "Organisation that used to provide flight" , "a couple in Edinburgh" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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