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Spoil container, one for drink

Ross

I believe the answer is:

martini

'drink' is the definition.
(martini is a kind of drink)

'spoil container one' is the wordplay.
'spoil' becomes 'mar' (synonyms).
'container' becomes 'tin' (tin is a kind of container).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'mar'+'tin'+'i'='MARTINI'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for martini that I've seen before include "alcoholic drink" , "Type of Italian vermouth" , "In glass, one's dry" , "Cocktail made with gin or vodka and vermouth" , "Cocktail of gin and dry vermouth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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