Though lacking strength of spirit, win on points! (5)

I believe the answer is:

wines

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'though lacking strength of spirit' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'win on points' is the wordplay.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'points' becomes 'es' (two compass points).
'win'+'es'='WINES'

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