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I'll start to have cocoa? Not usually! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alcoholic

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'i'll start to have cocoa? not usually' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'i'll start to have cocoa? not usually' is the wordplay.
'start to' indicates taking the first letters.
'not usually' is an anagram indicator (an unusual ordering of the letters).
The initial letter of 'have' is 'h'.
'ill'+'h'+'cocoa'='illhcocoa'
'illhcocoa' is an anagram of 'ALCOHOLIC'.

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(Other definitions for alcoholic that I've seen before include "Spirituous" , "Drunk" , "One is addicted to liquor" , "Persistent drunkard" , "I'm addicted" .)

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