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Try to get whiskey glasses (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

woo

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'try' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with social activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'get whiskey glasses' is the wordplay.
'get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'whiskey' becomes 'W' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'glasses' becomes 'OO' (OO looks like spectacles).
'w' next to 'oo' is 'WOO'.

'to' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for woo that I've seen before include "Court, romance" , "Do courting" , "Try to get the girl?" , "Pay court to" , "Court; importune" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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