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Is it on the boozy side? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

port

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'side?' is the definition.
(I know that port is a type of side)

'is it on the boozy' is the wordplay.
'is it' becomes 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the boozy' becomes 'por' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
't' after 'por' is 'PORT'.

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(Other definitions for port that I've seen before include "Grimsby, perhaps" , "Drink - left at sea" , "Sweet dark red fortified wine taken after meal" , "Sweet red wine for after dinner" , "where one would expect water" .)

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