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He writes articles about drink (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reporter

'he writes articles' is the definition.

'about drink' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'drink' becomes 'porter' (porter is a kind of drink).
're'+'porter'='REPORTER'

(Other definitions for reporter that I've seen before include "media person" , "Newsperson" , "News journalist" , "Newsman" , "Hack" .)

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