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Mystery morning drink European served up (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enigma

'mystery' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'morning drink european served up' is the wordplay.
'morning' becomes 'am' (as in gi:00 AM).
'drink' becomes 'gin' (gin is an alcoholic drink).
'european' becomes 'e' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'served up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in a down clue, going upwards).
'am'+'gin'+'e'='amgine'
'amgine' reversed gives 'ENIGMA'.

(Other definitions for enigma that I've seen before include "Puzzle of gamine (6)," , "Coding device" , "'Puzzle, riddle (6)'" , "closed book" , "cryptic puzzle!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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