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Hot port drink, say, consumed by rising star (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

negus

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'hot port drink' is the definition.
'negus' can be an answer for 'drink' (negus is a kind of drink). I am not certain of the 'hot port' bit.

'say consumed by rising star' is the wordplay.
'say' becomes 'eg'.
'consumed by' indicates putting letters inside.
'rising' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'star' becomes 'sun' (Sun is an example).
'sun' written backwards gives 'nus'.
'eg' put into 'nus' is 'NEGUS'.

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(Other definitions for negus that I've seen before include "Abyssinian king - hot, spicy drink" , "Ruler in Africa" , "Abyssinian king - spiced drink" , "Ethiopian emperor (hist.)" , "Hot spiced port drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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