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Red spike in root, twisted (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pinot noir

'red' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'spike in root twisted' is the wordplay.
'spike' becomes 'pin' (pinning is a kind of spiking).
'twisted' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'root'='inroot'
'inroot' with letters rearranged gives 'otnoir'.
'pin'+'otnoir'='PINOT NOIR'

(Other definitions for pinot noir that I've seen before include "Type of red" , "Red wine grape" , "Drink" , "18 [WINE]" , "no white wine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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