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Moore and Travolta getting wine bottle? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

demijohn

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'wine bottle?' is the definition.
'demijohn' can be an answer for 'bottle?' (demijohn is a kind of bottle). I'm unsure of the 'wine' bit.

'moore and travolta' is the wordplay.
'moore' becomes 'Demi' (Demi Moore).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'travolta' becomes 'john' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'demi'+'john'='DEMIJOHN'

'getting' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for demijohn that I've seen before include "Large, small-handled bottle" , "Large bottle for wine storage" , "Large bottle with a short narrow neck" , "Large bottle in a wicker basket" , "Large bottle with narrow neck for storing wine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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