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Toast Shakespeare's character with drink (7,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bottoms up

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

'shakespeare's character with drink' is the wordplay.
'shakespeare's character' becomes 'bottom' (character in A Midsummer Night's Dream).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'drink' becomes 'sup' (I've seen this before).
'bottom'+'sup'='BOTTOMS UP'

(Other definitions for bottoms up that I've seen before include "Cheers!" , "down it goes!" , "Your good health!" , "Down the hatch!" , "Toast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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