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Old king hoarded wine bottles (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

edwin

'old king' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hoarded wine bottles' is the wordplay.
'bottles' says the answer is hidden in the clue (bottling is a kind of containing).
'EDWIN' is hidden in the letters of 'hoarded wine'.

(Other definitions for edwin that I've seen before include "Old king's" , "English king" , "and 19: Dickensian character" , "Fellow" , "C7 king of Northumbria" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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