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Spelt and rice stewed in orange liqueur (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

triple sec

'orange liqueur' is the definition.
(I know that triple sec is a type of orange liqueur)

'spelt and rice stewed' is the wordplay.
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'stewed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'spelt' after 'rice' is 'ricespelt'.
'ricespelt' is an anagram of 'TRIPLE SEC'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for triple sec that I've seen before include "Drink" , "alcohol" , "Strong orange-flavoured liqueur - perils etc (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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