Some wine Brian takes getting him drunk? (9)

I believe the answer is:

inebriant

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'him drunk?' is the definition.
'inebriant' can be an answer for 'drunk?'. I'm not certain of the 'him' bit.

'some wine brian takes' is the wordplay.
'some' says the answer is hidden in the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'INEBRIANT' can be found hidden inside 'wine brian takes'.

'getting' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for inebriant that I've seen before include "Heady" , "drunk - on this?" , "Whisky, for example" , "Intoxicating" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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