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Red Army, drunk on vodka drink (6,4)

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I believe the answer is:

bloody mary

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'vodka drink' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'red army drunk on' is the wordplay.
'red' becomes 'bloody' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'drunk' indicates anagramming the letters.
'on' means one lot of letters goes inside another (as in clothing 'on' a person).
'army' is an anagram of 'mary'.
'bloody' placed within 'mary' is 'BLOODY MARY'.

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(Other definitions for bloody mary that I've seen before include "something to drink" , "Nickname of Henry VIII's first daughter" , "killing Queen?" , "Vodka-based cocktail" , "Tomato juice and vodka" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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