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Rowdy rakes sip drinks after a day's sport outdoors (5-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

apres-ski

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'drinks after a day's sport outdoors' is the definition.
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'rowdy rakes sip' is the wordplay.
'rowdy' is an anagram indicator.
'rakes'+'sip'='rakessip'
'rakessip' with letters rearranged gives 'APRES-SKI'.

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(Other definitions for apres-ski that I've seen before include "Evening activities in, say, Zermatt" , "Concerned with activities after a day on the slopes" , "Socialising after winter sport" , "Alpine jollities" , "Alpine resort party" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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