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Message sensibly conveyed in this bottle (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nerve

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'this bottle' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for nerve that I've seen before include "Courage to carry on" , "Fearlessness" , "Impudence; courage" , "Cord that carries instructions from brain to body" , "Bundle of fibres in the body (5)" .)

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