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Sample of the smoothie embraced by Maria Callas makes a comeback (4)

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I believe the answer is:

acai

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'sample of the smoothie' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'embraced by maria callas makes a comeback' is the wordplay.
'embraced by' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (surrounding letters embrace the answer).
'makes a comeback' is a reversal indicator (I've seen 'making a comeback' mean this).
'iaca' is hidden within 'maria callas'.
'iaca' backwards is 'ACAI'.

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(Other definitions for acai that I've seen before include "South American food product" , "South American palm tree" , "fruit which is nutritious" , "something nutritional to eat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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