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Killjoy goes off dessert wine (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spoilsport

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'killjoy' is the definition.
(I know that killjoy can be written as spoilsport)

'off dessert wine' is the wordplay.
'off' becomes 'spoils' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'dessert wine' becomes 'port' (I've seen this in another clue).
'spoils'+'port'='SPOILSPORT'

'goes' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for spoilsport that I've seen before include "Wet blanket" , "Person marring others' pleasure" , "misery" , "One who won't play?" , "One marring others' pleasure" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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