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Obtain and taste bitter (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wintry

'bitter' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'obtain and taste' is the wordplay.
'obtain' becomes 'win' (win can mean to obtain or secure).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'taste' becomes 'try' (try can mean to taste some food).
'win'+'try'='WINTRY'

(Other definitions for wintry that I've seen before include "Glacial" , "Seasonally cold" , "possibly cold and hostile" , "producing no cheer" , "Cold, bleak" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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