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Go wrong in the Spanish horse race? One could turn to wine? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

elderberry

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'one could turn to wine?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'go wrong in the spanish horse race?' is the wordplay.
'go wrong' becomes 'err' (I've seen this before).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'the spanish' becomes 'el' ('the' in Spanish).
'horse race?' becomes 'derby' (I've seen this in another clue).
'el'+'derby'='elderby'
'err' inserted within 'elderby' is 'ELDERBERRY'.

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(Other definitions for elderberry that I've seen before include "Fruit used for cordial" , "A blue-black fruit" , "Tree fruit used for wine" , "Wine or jelly can be made from this" , "Winemaker" .)

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