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Look to return with wine as a memento (8)

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I believe the answer is:

keepsake

'a memento' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'look to return with wine' is the wordplay.
'look' becomes 'peek' (peek can mean to look at quickly).
'to return' is a reversal indicator.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'wine' becomes 'sake' ().
'peek' reversed gives 'keep'.
'keep'+'sake'='KEEPSAKE'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for keepsake that I've seen before include "Remembrance" , "to remember one by" , "Thing retained in memory of giver" , "Something of sentimental value" , "Souvenir, memento" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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