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Soul mate offering warm wine and whisky? (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kindred spirit

'soul mate' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'warm wine and whisky?' is the wordplay.
'warm' becomes 'kind' (synonyms).
'wine' becomes 'red' (red is a type of wine).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'whisky?' becomes 'spirit' (whisky is an alcoholic spirit).
'kind'+'red'+'spirit'='KINDRED SPIRIT'

'offering' is the link.

(Other definitions for kindred spirit that I've seen before include "Person with similar interests" , "One with interests matching another's" , "he's much like me" , "Person with whom one shares common attitudes" , "Close friend" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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