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Hold on to wine from Tokyo as a souvenir (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

keepsake

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'souvenir' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'hold on to wine' is the wordplay.
'hold on to' becomes 'keep' (synonyms).
'wine' becomes 'sake'.
'keep'+'sake'='KEEPSAKE'

'from tokyo as a' is the link.
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(Other definitions for keepsake that I've seen before include "Remembrance" , "Gift, reminder" , "to remember one by" , "Thing retained in memory of giver" , "one recalls" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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