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Sailor imbibes champagne substitute -- fifth-rate or more flavoursome? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tastier

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'more flavoursome?' is the definition.
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'sailor imbibes champagne substitute fifth-rate' is the wordplay.
'sailor' becomes 'tr' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'imbibes' indicates putting letters inside.
'champagne substitute' becomes 'asti' (Asti is a sparkling wine).
'fifth-rate' becomes 'E' (fifth worst category).
'asti'+'e'='astie'
'tr' placed around 'astie' is 'TASTIER'.

'or' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tastier that I've seen before include "Having a more pleasant flavour" , "More flavoursome" , "More appetising" , "More attractive" , "More palatable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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