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Ruined by having ice added? (2,3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

on the rocks

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

'having ice added?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'ice' could be 'rocks' (I've seen this before) and 'rocks' is located in the answer.
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(Other definitions for on the rocks that I've seen before include "Served with ice - in a state of ruin" , "In trouble - with ice cubes" , "Served neat with ice" , "In trouble and failing" , "Having problems" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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