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Soulmate is considerate with wine and liquor (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kindred spirit

'soulmate' is the definition.
(both can mean someone well-suited to oneself)

'considerate with wine and liquor' is the wordplay.
'considerate' becomes 'kind' (similar in meaning).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'wine' becomes 'red' (red is a type of wine).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'liquor' becomes 'spirit' (I have seen 'Distilled liquor' mean 'spirit' so perhaps 'liquor' could also mean 'spirit').
'kind'+'red'+'spirit'='KINDRED SPIRIT'

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for kindred spirit that I've seen before include "he's much like me" , "Person with common interests" , "one with a similar taste?" , "Person with similar interests" , "Someone with the same attitudes as oneself" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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