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Stout or fortified wine left years (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

portly

'stout' is the definition.
(I know that stout can be written as portly)

'fortified wine left years' is the wordplay.
'fortified wine' becomes 'port' (port is a type of fortified wine).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'years' becomes 'y' (abbreviation).
'port'+'l'+'y'='PORTLY'

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for portly that I've seen before include "Stout and dignified" , "Somewhat overweight" , "Rotund" , "with corporation" , "Rather fat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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