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Limit of French liquor consumed (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

demarcate

'limit' is the definition.
(demarcating is a kind of limiting)

'of french liquor consumed' is the wordplay.
'of french' becomes 'de'.
'liquor' becomes 'marc' (marc is a kind of liquor).
'consumed' becomes 'ate' (eating is a kind of consuming).
'de'+'marc'+'ate'='DEMARCATE'

(Other definitions for demarcate that I've seen before include "Set limits" , "Separate; mark off" , "Limit" , "Bound" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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