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Star in need of a drink makes several (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sundry

'several' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'star in need of a drink' is the wordplay.
'star' becomes 'sun' (the Sun is a star).
'in need of a drink' becomes 'dry' (I've seen this in another clue).
'sun'+'dry'='SUNDRY'

'makes' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sundry that I've seen before include "Of various kinds" , "Various, assorted" , "Assorted objects" , "All and . . . . . . includes everyone" , "Assorted, miscellaneous" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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