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Tosses around doubtful drinks (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smoothies

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'drinks' is the definition.
(smoothie is a type of drink)

'tosses around doubtful' is the wordplay.
'tosses' becomes 'shies' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'doubtful' becomes 'moot' (I've seen this in another clue).
'shies' going around 'moot' is 'SMOOTHIES'.

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(Other definitions for smoothies that I've seen before include "They're thick" , "Drinks of pureed fruit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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