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The pale mixture that's left in the glass (7)

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I believe the answer is:

heeltap

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'left in the glass' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'the pale mixture' is the wordplay.
'mixture' indicates anagramming the letters.
'the'+'pale'='thepale'
'thepale' is an anagram of 'HEELTAP'.

'that's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for heeltap that I've seen before include "Last drop in glass" , "Drop left in glass" , "Shoe-layer material; dregs in glass" , "Layer of leather at the back of a shoe" , "little left to drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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