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Mother put on party -- there's wine! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

macon

'wine' is the definition.
(macon is a kind of wine)

'mother put on party' is the wordplay.
'mother' becomes 'ma' (ma is a kind of mother).
'put on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'party' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for Conservatives**).
'ma'+'con'='MACON'

'there's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for macon that I've seen before include "Dry white Burgundy wine" , "red" , "Variety of Burgundy" , "Drink" , "French wine district" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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