Sampled bottles without means, at first, such as schooners? (3-6)
I believe the answer is:
two-masted
'as schooners?' is the definition.
'sampled bottles without means at first' is the wordplay.
'sampled' becomes 'tasted' ('taste' can be a synonym of 'sample').
'bottles' is an insertion indicator ('bottle' can mean to contain).
'without' becomes 'wo' (abbreviation of 'without', normally with a slash).
'means at first' becomes 'm' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'wo'+'m'='wom'
'tasted' placed around 'wom' is 'TWO-MASTED'.
'such' acts as a link.
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