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Hooch homes in on cocktail (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moonshine

'hooch' is the definition.
(I know that hooch can be written as moonshine)

'homes in on cocktail' is the wordplay.
'cocktail' is an anagram indicator.
'homes'+'in'+'on'='homesinon'
'homesinon' is an anagram of 'MOONSHINE'.

(Other definitions for moonshine that I've seen before include "rot" , "Nonsensical talk - illicit liquor" , "Illicit spirit - foolish talk" , "Nonsense" , "Smuggled alcohol" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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