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In neighbourhood of Italian town I tossed off fruit drink (6)

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I believe the answer is:

cassis

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'drink' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in neighbourhood of italian town i tossed off fruit' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'italian' could be 'i' (abbreviation for Italian) and 'i' is found in the answer.
'i' could be 'a' and 'a' is found in the answer.
'in neighbourhood of' could be 'c' (circa means approximately or around) and 'c' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for cassis that I've seen before include "French blackcurrant mixer" , "Liqueur made with blackcurrants" , "Syrupy blackcurrant drink or flavouring" , "Syrupy blackcurrant liqueur" , "French sweet blackcurrant liqueur" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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