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Revel in brewing alcoholic drink (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

livener

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'alcoholic drink' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'revel in brewing' is the wordplay.
'brewing' indicates an anagram.
'revel'+'in'='revelin'
'revelin' with letters rearranged gives 'LIVENER'.

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(Another definition for livener that I've seen is " a real pick up".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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