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Grovel, offering punch and whiskey to wife (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kowtow

'grovel' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'punch and whiskey to wife' is the wordplay.
'punch' becomes 'ko' (KO punch is an example).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'whiskey' becomes 'W' (alpha bravo charlie delta ...).
'wife' becomes 'w'.
'ko'+'w'+'to'+'w'='KOWTOW'

'offering' is the link.

(Other definitions for kowtow that I've seen before include "Kneel in submission" , "Chinese submissive gesture" , "Abase oneself" , "Be excessively subservient" , "Be over-subservient" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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