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Poured out wine and told stories around club (7)

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I believe the answer is:

libated

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'poured out wine' is the definition.
The definition suggests a past participle verb which matches the answer.

'told stories around club' is the wordplay.
'told stories' becomes 'lied' (I've seen this before).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'club' becomes 'bat' (as in sporting equipment).
'lied' enclosing 'bat' is 'LIBATED'.

'and' is the link.

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