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It's near fermented drink (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

retsina

'drink' is the definition.
(retsina is a kind of drink)

'it's near fermented' is the wordplay.
'fermented' indicates anagramming the letters.
'its'+'near'='itsnear'
'itsnear' anagrammed gives 'RETSINA'.

(Other definitions for retsina that I've seen before include "Greek drink" , "Greek resin-flavoured wine" , "Nastier (anag) - Greek wine" , "Oily-tasting Greek white wine" , "Greek white wine flavoured with resin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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