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One-nil up, I help distraught Reds fan? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oenophile

'reds fan?' is the definition.
(fan of red wine - oenophile means a lover of wine)

'one-nil up i help distraught' is the wordplay.
'nil' becomes 'O' (O resembles 0).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'distraught' is an anagram indicator (an unsettled or upset order of the letters).
'one'+'o'='oneo'
'oneo' backwards is 'oeno'.
'i'+'help'='ihelp'
'ihelp' anagrammed gives 'phile'.
'oeno'+'phile'='OENOPHILE'

(Other definitions for oenophile that I've seen before include "Drink lover" , "Lover of wine" , "port authority" , "wine I enjoy" , "Wine buff" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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