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Serviceman, new, sporting flowers and booze (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

pink gins

'booze' is the definition.

'serviceman new sporting flowers' is the wordplay.
'serviceman' becomes 'gi' (informal term for a US soldier).
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'sporting' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters wear or 'sport' others).
'flowers' becomes 'pinks' (pink is a kind of flower).
'gi'+'n'='gin'
'gin' inserted within 'pinks' is 'PINK GINS'.

'and' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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