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Short, crisp style of alcohol primarily from dry wine including Port (6)

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I believe the answer is:

abrupt

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'short crisp style' is the definition.
'abrupt' can be an answer for 'short' (thesaurus). I'm not sure about the 'crisp style' bit.

'alcohol primarily from dry wine including port' is the wordplay.
'primarily' indicates taking the first letters.
'from' says to put letters next to each other.
'dry wine' becomes 'brut' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'including' indicates putting letters inside.
'port' becomes 'p'.
The initial letter of 'alcohol' is 'a'.
'brut' enclosing 'p' is 'brupt'.
'a'+'brupt'='ABRUPT'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for abrupt that I've seen before include "Rough and quick" , "Sudden, brusque" , "without warning" , "Terse, curt" , "Hurried or curt" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and The Irish Times.
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