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Someone with specialised knowledge in drink heard on the radio (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

insider

'someone with specialised knowledge' is the definition.

'in drink heard on the radio' is the wordplay.
'drink' becomes 'cider' (cider is a kind of drink).
'heard on the radio' shows a homophone (sound like).
'cider' sounds like 'sider'.
'in'+'sider'='INSIDER'

(Other definitions for insider that I've seen before include "Member of charmed circle" , "Accepted member of group - may be privy to scarce information" , "one who's in the know" , "One privy to info by being within organisation" , "One of us" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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