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One even now investing in the German maker of shorts? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

distiller

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'maker of shorts?' is the definition.
'distiller' can be an answer for 'maker' (distiller is a kind of maker). I'm unsure of the 'of shorts?' bit.

'one even now investing in the german' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'even now' becomes 'still' (I've seen this before).
'investing in' is an insertion indicator.
'the german' becomes 'der' ('the' in German).
'i'+'still'='istill'
'istill' placed inside 'der' is 'distiller'.

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(Other definitions for distiller that I've seen before include "Producer of spirit" , "Eg, whisky producer" , "Maker of alcoholic spirits" , "Producer of spirits" , "One producing alcohol" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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