Liqueur, a new one, prepared for a speaker (8)

I believe the answer is:

anisette

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'liqueur' is the definition.
(I know that anisette is a type of liqueur)

'a new one prepared for a speaker' is the wordplay.
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'one prepared' becomes 'sette' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'for' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'a speaker' becomes 'I' ('I' refers to the person saying it).
'sette' after 'i' is 'isette'.
'a'+'n'+'isette'='ANISETTE'

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(Other definitions for anisette that I've seen before include "Herb-flavoured liqueur" , "Liqueur; tetanise (anag.)" , "Liquorice flavoured liqueur" , "Strong-flavoured liqueur" , "alcoholic drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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