Strong drink when harmonicas playing (10)
I believe the answer is:
maraschino
'strong drink' is the definition.
(maraschino is a kind of strong drink)
'harmonicas playing' is the wordplay.
'playing' is an anagram indicator.
'harmonicas' is an anagram of 'MARASCHINO'.
'when' acts as a link.
(Another definition for maraschino that I've seen is " Harmonicas (anag) - cherry liqueur".)
I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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