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Knocking back containers of Scotch? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stop

'scotch?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'knocking back containers' is the wordplay.
'knocking back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'containers' becomes 'pots' (pot is a kind of container).
'pots' in reverse letter order is 'STOP'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for stop that I've seen before include "Withhold payment" , "Arrest" , "colon, say" , "Come to a halt" , "Halt; finish" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).
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