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This bean is used to make a liqueur (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

absinthe

'a liqueur' is the definition.
(absinthe is a kind of liqueur)

'this bean is used' is the wordplay.
'is used' is an anagram indicator.
'this'+'bean'='thisbean'
'thisbean' with letters rearranged gives 'ABSINTHE'.

'to make' is the link.

(Other definitions for absinthe that I've seen before include "Aniseed-flavoured liqueur" , "alcohol" , "Potent green gin-type liquor - wormwood" , "Strong liquour in the basin?" , "Potent aniseed-flavoured drink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Globe and Mail.
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