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This wine would struggle to be nastier (7)

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I believe the answer is:

retsina

'this wine' is the definition.
(type of Greek wine)

'would struggle to be nastier' is the wordplay.
'would struggle to be' is an anagram indicator (letters struggle into a new form).
'nastier' anagrammed gives 'RETSINA'.

(Other definitions for retsina that I've seen before include "Oily-tasting Greek white wine" , "Nastier (anag) - Greek wine" , "Type of Greek wine" , "Greek wine - nastier sort" , "S European wine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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