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Small excess of wine to satisfy thirst (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slake

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'satisfy thirst' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'small excess of wine' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'small' could be 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size) and 's' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'lake' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for slake that I've seen before include "Quench (one's thirst)" , "Assuage" , "Satisfy one's thirst" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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