Sent abroad, former editor consumes wine (8)

I believe the answer is:

exported

'sent abroad' is the definition.

'former editor consumes wine' is the wordplay.
'former' becomes 'ex'.
'editor' becomes 'ed'.
'consumes' is an insertion indicator.
'wine' becomes 'port' (port is a kind of wine**).
'ex'+'ed'='exed'
'exed' enclosing 'port' is 'EXPORTED'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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