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Strong drink makes bishop up for it (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brandy

'strong drink' is the definition.
(brandy is a kind of strong drink)

'bishop up for it' is the wordplay.
'bishop' becomes 'b' (abbreviation used in chess).
'up for it' becomes 'randy' (both can mean sexually aroused).
'b'+'randy'='BRANDY'

'makes' is the link.

(Other definitions for brandy that I've seen before include "eg Armagnac" , "Cognac, perhaps" , "Strong alcohol" , "Strong alcoholic spirit" , "- - -snap" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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