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Think it's spirit I ordered neat (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ruminate

'think' is the definition.
(ruminating is a kind of thinking)

'spirit i ordered neat' is the wordplay.
'spirit' becomes 'rum' (I've seen this before).
'ordered' is an anagram indicator.
'neat' anagrammed gives 'nate'.
'rum'+'i'+'nate'='RUMINATE'

'it's' is the link.

(Other definitions for ruminate that I've seen before include "Seriously consider" , "Chew - ponder" , "Contemplate" , "Muse" , "Ponder or meditate in mature way" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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