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Produced by one ringleader, a fortified wine (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

madeira

'fortified wine' is the definition.
(Madeira is an example)

'produced by one ringleader a' is the wordplay.
'produced' becomes 'made' ('make' can be a synonym of 'produce').
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'ringleader' becomes 'r' (first letter of ring).
'made'+'i'+'r'+'a'='MADEIRA'

(Other definitions for madeira that I've seen before include "Sponge-cake" , "Island in the Atlantic Ocean" , "Portuguese island off northwest Africa" , "Atlantic territory" , "Fortified white wine from island off NW Africa" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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