Tragically ma, in truth, I love a drink! (7,8)

I believe the answer is:

italian vermouth

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'drink' is the definition.
(Italian vermouth is an example)

'tragically ma in truth i love a' is the wordplay.
'ma in truth i love a' can be anagrammed to 'ITALIAN VERMOUTH'.
Though, I am not clear how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for italian vermouth that I've seen before include "It expanded" , "Drink" , "two words for it!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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