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Swallow most of drink (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

martin

'swallow' is the definition.
(martin is a kind of swallow)

'most of drink' is the wordplay.
'most of' means to remove the last letter.
'drink' becomes 'martini' (martini is a kind of drink).
'martini' with its last letter removed is 'MARTIN'.

(Other definitions for martin that I've seen before include "Tweeter" , "Small swallow" , "Creature that flies" , "Swallow-like bird" , "Bird; in tram (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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