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He ruins the drink and the game (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spoilsport

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'he ruins' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'drink and the game' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'port' (port is a kind of drink).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the game' becomes 'spoils' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'port' after 'spoils' is 'SPOILSPORT'.

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for spoilsport that I've seen before include "nark" , "Killjoy" , "misery" , "Wet blanket" , "Party pooper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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