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Sister-in-law ignores wines in cases (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trials

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'cases' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for trials that I've seen before include "Attempts" , "Legal proceedings or tests of endurance" , "Court cases or ordeals" , "Court hearings or experiments" , "Tribulations" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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