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Swallow in second branch, broken at the tip (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swig

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'swallow' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Large swallow' mean 'swig' so perhaps 'swallow' could also mean 'swig')

'second branch broken at the tip' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'second' could be 's' (common abbreviation) and 's' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'wig' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for swig that I've seen before include "Large draught of drink" , "Glug" , "Drink in large draughts" , "Slug" , "Large gulp from the bottle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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