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Tremor caused by dessert wine (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aftershock

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

'dessert wine' is the wordplay.
'dessert' becomes 'afters' (afters can mean a dessert course).
'wine' becomes 'hock' (hock is a kind of wine).
'afters'+'hock'='AFTERSHOCK'

'caused by' is the link.

(Other definitions for aftershock that I've seen before include "no great shakes" , "Secondary earth tremor" , "gives one the shakes later" , "What might have cracked open house" , "Ground-breaking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Times.
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