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Tasty drink turning up on a list (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

palatable

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'tasty' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'drink turning up on a list' is the wordplay.
'drink turning up' becomes 'pal' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'list' becomes 'table' (list can mean a table or chart).
'pal'+'a'+'table'='PALATABLE'

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(Other definitions for palatable that I've seen before include "pleasing" , "Pleasant to the taste, acceptable" , "good to eat" , "Tasty" , "Of food, tasting nice; of idea, acceptable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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