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Splendour of limitless wines stored by cook (6)

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I believe the answer is:

finery

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'splendour' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'limitless wines stored by cook' is the wordplay.
'limitless' says to take the centre.
'stored by' indicates putting letters inside.
'cook' becomes 'fry' (frying is a type of cooking).
The centre of 'wines' is 'ine'.
'ine' placed into 'fry' is 'FINERY'.

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for finery that I've seen before include "Elaborate clothes and accessories" , "Fancy clothes or trappings" , "Regalia" , "Ostentatious clothes" , "Glad rags, best duds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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