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Indicates wine is over (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

portends

'indicates' is the definition.
(portending is a kind of indicating)

'wine is over' is the wordplay.
'wine' becomes 'port' (port is a kind of wine).
'is over' becomes 'ends' ().
'port'+'ends'='PORTENDS'

(Other definitions for portends that I've seen before include "Gives warning" , "Signals" , "Augurs, bodes" , "Indicates by signs" , "Warns" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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