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Thousand Island' first class cocktail (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mai tai

'cocktail' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'thousand island' first class' is the wordplay.
'thousand' becomes 'm' (Roman numeral for a thousand).
'island'' becomes 'ait' (term for a small island).
'first class' becomes 'ai' (A1 - top quality).
'm'+'ait'+'ai'='MAI-TAI'

(Other definitions for mai tai that I've seen before include "Cocktail" , "drink?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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